Marie Osmond Dolls, Figurines & Collectibles News, Pricing, Specials and Inventory Status from Count Your Beans and Charisma Brands

Last updated 6/16/09 - New June Deals! - Marie Osmond June Dolls Just Arrived!

Hi! The Count Your Beans family is an authorized Charisma Brands / Marie Osmond dealer and we carry a full line of Marie Osmond's Collectible Dolls and Home Decor. We also are an Ashton-Drake retailer and have in stock many of the retired Marie Osmond Little Miracles Figurines. We pride ourselves on friendly, fast service and hope to earn your short & long-term business & loyalty.

This section is being designed to give collectors and website visitors the most recent news updates that we have regarding the various Marie Osmond products that we carry.

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We are in contact with our Charisma Brands Sales Representative and the Charisma Brands Sales Management team on a regular basis. This is where we will share our most recent news about product updates, shipping changes, specials, new promotions, retail exclusives, policy changes, etc.

Please note that all information is subject to change but if we post something below, it is what we believe to be true at the time we have heard it and it has been verified by at least one Charisma Brands employee. Tracy, the Regional Sales Director at Charisma Brands is very conscientious about the information she gives and does a super job keeping us up-to-date in a market that is ever-changing. (She's # 1 in our book and has really helped us out a lot with all the new doll information that has been coming out!)

We are happy to be a resource for Osmond / Charisma Brands news and hope you will bookmark our website and Osmond Resource Center. Please note that should you hear or read something different than posted below, please check the time or date of the information posted as updates often come on a daily basis. Thanks! :-)

Tidbits from Charisma Brands & Count Your Beans (January 2008 - present. News prior to January 2008 is at our Marie Osmond News Archive Page.)

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*** All the June Marie Osmond dolls are now in stock!! If you have pre-ordered, we will send you an invoice for your balance due within the next 24 - 48 hours. Thanks so much for your patience and support!!

*** Ophelia Fairy Rosebud (a Retail Exclusive coming in August) is now sold out in pre-order at Count Your Beans as of 6:30 p.m. 6/15/09. We ordered a lot but they went fast! We will be taking a waiting list in case anyone decides to cancel, however I think if you look around, a few retailers may still have her available

*** We have added some new and revised pictures for Adora Belle Paper Roses, Audrianna, Baby Mermaid Wish Upon A Starfish, Bella's Kewpie, Harmony Summer Time & Summer Romance

*** Marie Osmond June Dolls Just Arrived! - Those who pre-ordered with $10 deposits will be contacted for your balance due within 24 - 48 hours. Your doll IS secured for you! :-) Please note that it will be extra busy here over the next few days and we will do our very best to get back to everyone within 24 hours. Thanks so much for your patience and support!

IMPORTANT: It was originally shared with us by Charisma Brands during the time we pre-ordered that Marie Osmond doll sculptors were going to be signing the Certificate of Authenticity on each of their dolls (i.e. Sonja Bryer for Audrianna and Bella's Kewpie, Karen Scott for Summer Romance & Harmony Summertime, Ping Lau for Baby Mermaid Wish Upon A Starfish) but we checked all the certificates today and NONE of them are hand-signed. We have amended the descriptions on our website accordingly. We apologize for any inconvenience.

We are watching Marie's 1st show at the time I'm doing this update. I'm assuming that Audrianna will be shown on the second show. Please note that QVC and Charisma have photos of Audrianna that show slightly different hair styles. We would say her hair is short like the catalog picture but can be fluffed out a bit. I don't think that QVC has Adora Paper Roses Belle but we do! She is now in stock

Charisma has not officially released catalog photos or descriptions yet (we have a message out to them) but we saw pictures on various retailer websites so those are the pictures we are currently using. We've seen a couple different versions of Audrianna & Bella's Kewpie pictures and will update our website with final version official photos once they are released. One retailer had up what looks like a stock photo of Adora Paper Roses Belle so we may post that picture as well since it is already out on the web and the dolls are physically in stock..

Last updated 6/13/09 - New June Deals! - Marie Osmond June Dolls Just Arrived!

*** After looking around last night on QVC and different retailer websites and seeing both June doll pictures and June doll descriptions listed, we have made the decision to go ahead and list the June dolls back up for pre-order. We tried contacting Charisma in advance on Friday to see if it would be okay but understandably, they are very busy with the upcoming show so we made a decision which we thought would still be respectful to doll collectors, Marie Osmond and Charisma Brands.

Please note that the descriptions we included are taken from our personal notes from when we pre-ordered the dolls a few months ago. We noticed that a couple retailers had copied our notes, so if there happen to be any changes, we will update our website accordingly as soon as we either get the dolls and have a chance to look them or get the official descriptions from Charisma.

All are in transit now and Adora Paper Roses Belle is too! (Bella's Kewpie was supposed to be a 4 week QVC hold but 2 retailers who already received their doll shipments are showing her as in stock so we're assuming that Charisma sent them early to everyone! Great News!)

*** The June dolls are expected to arrive 6/15 or 6/16. Right now, our website reflects a $10 pre-order for each. We are pricing to match the prices currently posted on the QVC website plus we are offering Free UPS Grd/Ins S/H on each doll & Free Sales Tax if you are outside Washington. We also offer Bonus Beans with each doll. Should the prices be lowered by QVC on show day, we will be happy to match their pricing.

*** GREAT NEWS! The Marie Osmond June dolls are now in transit from Charisma Brands to Count Your Beans and select retailers. Please note that ALL of the June dolls are already sold out at Charisma Brands. Once each retailer sells out of his / her allocation, they will not be able to re-order more from Charisma so if you see a doll you like, please don't miss out! Some of the dolls are very low edition sizes and although we do have a fair amount of each coming, there is only a limited supply available. The vast majority of dolls will be available for website order / pre-order but we have allocated a few of each to eBay auction to make sure we take care of our customers who primarily buy from us at eBay.

*** Baby Mermaid Wish Upon A Starfish is a Retailer Exclusive doll not available to QVC and is limited to 150 dolls worldwide. Our supply coming in is limited to one run. As there is a picture of her now available on our website, if interested, we highly recommend pre-ordering so you won't miss out!

We will be carrying all the June dolls except any that are QVC exclusives. Pictures aren't officially coming until show day and Marie's first show on QVC will be at 1:00 p.m. PST / 4:00 p.m. EST on Monday, June 15th. We're not sure if we will receive the pictures on the 15th or after Marie's 2nd show at 3:00 a.m. PST / 6:00 a.m. EST on the 16th, but please check back with us on June 15th as we will be able to officially list the dolls again on our website at that time. We WILL be matching QVC pricing and we will also be offering Free UPS Grd/Ins S/H in the continental USA on shipped orders of $75.00 or greater.

*** Please see super new sale updates for Marie Osmond & Kewpie & Artista & Whispering Willows! *** More Sales Just Added! Lowest pricing ever on Artista dolls! Many new Marie Osmond & Kewpie Sales as well!

*** Please note that after careful consideration, John and I have made the decision to moderately increase shipping rates at CountYourBeans.com. For the past 10 years we have offered Free UPS Grd/Ins S/H in the continental USA on shipped orders of $50 or greater.

We are changing to Free UPS Grd/Ins S/H in the continental USA on shipped orders of $75 or greater effective immediately. We have comparison shopped our larger competitors and discovered that the ones who do offer a shipping incentive program don't usually do so until an order is over $100. As such, we are confident that our new S/H pricing combined with our competitive website doll pricing will still provide customers a great overall value. The new shipping rate tiers are as follows:

up to $44.99 = $9.00 S/H in the continental USA (or USA if order is under 2 lbs) - we will cover the difference

$45 - $59.99 = $11.50 S/H in the continental USA (or USA if order is under 2 lbs) - we will cover the difference

$60 - $74.99 = $14.00 S/H in the continental USA (or USA if order is under 2 lbs) - we will cover the difference

$75.00 and up = FREE S/H in the continental USA (or USA if order is under 2 lbs) - we will cover the difference

Orders under 2 lbs are usually shipped via USPS and orders over 2 lbs are shipped via UPS delivery. Please note that the shopping cart system calculates S/H based on UPS delivery in the continental USA. If you will be shipping via the United States Postal Service either inside or outside of the USA or will be using expedited shipping methods, shipping rates will be different than shown in our cart and we will send an invoice for the difference.

*** The Marie Osmond June dolls including Adora Belle Paper Roses are now in stock at Charisma Brands. As Marie would like to be the first to introduce these dolls to collectors, we have been told that the decision was made at Charisma to not release any pictures or official descriptions until June 15th when Marie does her next show on QVC. Watch Count Your Beans on 6/15 as it will be an exciting dolly day!!

We've been told that the June dolls will start shipping to retailers the week of June 8th so we are hoping to have the dolls in hand at the same time (or close to) when Marie is on the air. This time the dolls will be shipping to us from Southern California rather than Maryland so we expect to have them a couple days sooner than with recent shows.

*** The Marie Osmond August dolls may have descriptions released in advance of August. It depends on the outcome of the June QVC show and I would imagine on customer feedback as well. Charisma Brands, Marie Osmond and Charisma Vice President Peggy Vicioso are now all on Twitter so you may want to consider following them and giving them your input! Here are the links:

For those following us on Twitter, please note that we tweet about a variety of different things. Although many of our tweets so far are related to the doll industry and include special promotions and fun tidbits or facts about the different lines we carry, we want you to get to know us a little better too so you never know what we might tweet about! :-)

Picture Just Added! Baby Mermaid Wish Upon A Starfish *NEW* is a LE 150 Retail Exclusive Mermaid retailing for $159.95. ETA June. Pre-Order Today!

*** Count Your Beans continues to embrace social marketing! Over the next few weeks, we will be making lots of changes to hopefully make your experience with us more user-friendly and fun! That includes a blog, Twitter & Facebook.

*** A few weeks ago we ordered our August release dolls. Unfortunately, we're not allowed to spill the beans yet but Charisma gave us permission on Friday to list two retail exclusive dolls available for sale.

The first is Baby Mermaid Wish Upon A Starfish by Ping Lau. She is a limited edition of 150 pieces (still to be confirmed) and she will be coming sometime in June. She should be retailing at $159.95. We're now accepting pre-orders officially.

The second is Ophelia Fairy Rosebud Tiny Tot. She is a limited edition of 300 pieces, 8" standing, a Karen Scott Sculpt and will retail for $69.95. She is due to arrive sometime in August. We're now accepting pre-orders officially.

We're also going to be selling the Adora Paper Roses Belle that will also be featured at the Flamingo in June 2009. We know there have been some pictures shown but we have not yet been given the official okay to list this doll on our website for pre-order.. That being said, if you've seen her picture and/or would like to pre-order her via email, just let us know and we'll be happy to send you an invoice for a $10 deposit.

*** Count Your Beans is now on Twitter! Do a search for "Count Your Beans" or username "CountYourBeans" and come follow along! We're on Facebook as well. Feel free to add us as a Friend!

*** HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY WEEKEND from the Count Your Beans family to you and yours! ***

*** In addition to amazing specials on our website, we also have some fantastic deals going on at eBay right now. As posted on 4/19, we are currently running an impressive amount of "Spring Clearance" sales and no reserve auctions at CountYourBeans eBay store to make way for Summer Inventory. Some dolls are starting as low as .99 with no reserve.

Naturally we love it when you purchase from us directly here. Most of the time it is more cost-effective to purchase through our website as our overhead is much lower here, however there are occasionally some amazing deals on eBay as well and we have seen many dolls close lately well below wholesale. Our loss, your gain! Great Opportunities Abound!! As always, we thank you for your support!

*** Marie Osmond's next shows on QVC are scheduled for Monday, June 15th at 1:00 p.m. PST and Tuesday, June 16th at 3:00 a.m. EST. As there are only a handful of new dolls in the June line-up, our guess is that the first show will have new dolls and the second show (because of the time) will be a Last Call show. That's just a guess though. They may choose to mix it up. In any case, you'll want to tune in and see and then if you see anything you like, we welcome you to come back and shop with Count Your Beans! As always, we will be offering QVC price matching + Free S/H in the continental USA on shipped orders over $50.

Please see super new sale updates for Marie Osmond & Kewpie & Artista & Whispering Willows! *** More Sales Just Added! Lowest pricing ever on Artista dolls! Many new Marie Osmond & Kewpie Sales as well!

** We are still currently awaiting the new June doll descriptions. We have also now placed our order for August dolls! Many wonderful dolls are coming in both months. We look forward to sharing more information with you as soon as it is approved by Charisma Brands. Thanks so much for your patience and support!

*** There was a post at the Marie Osmond Doll Forum last week mentioning the new Marie Osmond Adora Belle Paper Roses doll which is going to be offered at the Flamingo Hilton in June. (This is where Marie and Donny perform their Las Vegas show.) We have been asked by a few people whether Count Your Beans will be carrying the doll and we are happy to say that we were told we and a limited number of retailers should be getting a supply in stock in June!

There is no official picture or description yet released, however we can tell you (since this was already posted on the MDF Forum) that the Adora Belle Paper Roses doll is full body porcelain with long dark hair and brown eyes. The dress on the doll is based on the outfit Marie wears in Las Vegas when she is singing Paper Roses and is a long flowing style with rose accents. Count Your Beans will be receiving a supply of the Marie Osmond Paper Roses Adora Belle and will start taking pre-orders on our website once we're given official permission to do so!

*** We are currently running an impressive amount of "Spring Clearance" sales and no reserve auctions at CountYourBeans eBay store to make way for Summer Inventory. Most of the time it is more cost-effective to purchase through our website as our overhead is much lower here, however there are occasionally some amazing deals on eBay as well and we have seen many dolls close lately well below wholesale. Our loss, your gain! Great Opportunities Abound!! As always, we thank you for your support!

*** Some of you may be wondering where the Marie Osmond June releases went to! Never fear! These special and amazing upcoming releases are currently in hiding at a secret meeting but they will be back online soon and promise to bring with them official descriptions!

We received an email from Charisma Brands on 4/7/09 saying, "Good Morning! I need you to pull the June dolls off of your website. We have not released this information yet to the general public. I understand that it was out there, but we are asking the stores to not place on their sites until we officially release information, which I will be doing soon."

So... in compliance with Charisma's secrecy request, we have temporarily removed the descriptions off of our alphabetical pre-ordering pages and look forward to the official release information coming soon. Please note that if you already placed a pre-order with us, we still have your information and deposit on account. You will still get your doll and your place in the pre-order line is still intact.

In disclosing the preliminary unofficial information we initially conveyed, we were hoping to share with collectors our excitement about the upcoming releases and start a buzz that would help continue until Marie's next on-air appearance. It's hard to wait all the way from February to June for new dolls!! Also, in these times of economic challenge, our intentions were to give collectors advance notice in case anyone wanted to budget for a special doll whose preliminary description was intriguing. Since Count Your Beans has to order these dolls months in advance, naturally we wanted to try and presell as many as we could or at least get an idea of what might be popular and enticing. Please know that we appreciate your feedback so that we can make smart ordering decisions which best suit the needs of our collecting friends.

We apologize for any confusion or misunderstanding with Charisma this may have caused and we look forward to being able to put the dolly information for June back up for you soon! Thanks as always for your support and friendship! We appreciate the opportunity to continue earning your business and referrals!

*** April 2nd is WORLD AUTISM AWARENESS DAY! April is National Autism Awareness Month. This cause is very near and dear to our hearts. A portion of the profits from all Count Your Beans April sales will be donated to various Autism Awareness Charities.

*** Baby Lucy is now in stock! If you pre-ordered, you should have already been contacted with an invoice for your balance due. If you didn't receive the invoice, please email John at countyourbeans@aol.com or Karen at cntyrbeans@aol.com.

** Marie Osmond will be having a "Last Call" show on QVC on Saturday, April 4th at 10:00 p.m. PST (or 1:00 A.M. EST on April 5th.) There are no new releases on this show but there will be older dolls presented that we will have stock of. We welcome you to check our website after the show! As always, we are happy to meet or beat QVC prices whenever feasible.

*** We also just received all the new Spring 2009 Kewpie Dolls! Affordable, cute, giftable! 2009 marks the 100th Anniversary of Kewpie!

*** The following dolls are now in transit to us from Charisma: Adora Heart Truth Belle aka Adora My Heart Belle - Baby Abby Tiny Tot - Bee Mine New Bee - Bee Loved New Bee - a very small supply of Romance (Charisma is drastically oversold. If you pre-ordered or asked to be on our waiting list, please check your email for a note from me and John that was sent a few days ago. We are unfortunately only able to fill a small fraction of our order requests and will be doing so in the order in which payments were received. For those not able to get Romance (or even those who were), please check out the new Summer Romance coming in June!

Baby Lucy should be shipping out from Charisma by the end of next week. Please allow about 2 weeks for us to receive her.

Marie Osmond is scheduled to have a last call show on QVC on Saturday, April 4th from 10:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. PST or if you're on the East Coast, Sunday April 5th from 1:00 a.m. - 2:00 a.m. We have been told there will be no new release dolls on this show.

*** There will be a new Marie Osmond dolls show on QVC sometime in June. The 5 New Marie Osmond doll releases for June have just been added for pre-order! Although official descriptions haven't been released yet (we've been told soon), we had a conference call a couple weeks ago with Charisma and we took lots of notes. We were asked at that time to place our pre-orders for the new dolls and we learned that most (if not all) of the five are now sold out in pre-order. Since there will be very few new dolls presented, the balance of the scheduled QVC show time for June will be spent doing last calls or prior releases. We suspect that Baby Connie (in stock now at Count Your Beans) should appear at QVC in June as well and possibly Rubina Fairy Tiny Tot if she has not sold out at QVC by then. (We still limited quantities of the larger Rubina Fairy with COA hand-signed by Marie available!)

Here is the new release scoop! Adrianna Toddler by Sonja Bryer (LE 300) - Baby Mermaid Wish Upon A Starfish Retail Exclusive by Ping Lau (LE 150) - Bella's Kewpie by Sonja Bryer (LE 300 & will have a seated redress of the Bella standing toddler and a special 100th Anniversary Kewpie doll) - Harmony Summertime Toddler (Musical) by Karen Scott (LE 500) and Summer Romance by Karen Scott (LE 500). We took notes during our recent phone call and have tried to give as much detail about each doll that we can that we currently have. Please note as always, that information is subject to change and that occasionally Charisma will increase or reduce edition size and change pricing.

Charisma is dedicated to regaining the collectibility and value in their line. As such, all the dolls are VERY small edition sizes AND as a special bonus to add value, the sculptor for each doll will personally hand-sign each Certificate of Authenticity. As edition sizes are so small and need to satisfy both retailer and QVC demand, limited numbers will be available to each market and now more than ever, it will be important to consider pre-ordering so as to not miss out. We realize of course that without pictures released in advance, this is hard to do. From our understanding, Charisma will not be releasing pictures before show date EXCEPT for the Retail Exclusive Baby Mermaid Wish Upon A Starfish doll. (Please note that QVC will be also having their own Exclusive Mermaid on the show which I believe is a LE of 300.)

Please note that we have been told there will be no tiny tots, Adora Belles or smaller dolls with the June releases. There is expected to be an August show and since that show usually showcases quite a few new dolls, we would assume that there would be tiny tots within that grouping.

*** We have added many new wonderful Spring Sales! Please see new sale updates for Marie Osmond & Kewpie & Artista & Whispering Willows. Please note that all the new Spring Release Kewpies are currently on their way to Count Your Beans. There are lots of special selections for this year as 2009 marks the 100th Anniversary of Kewpie!

*** We will be participating in a conference call this week with Charisma where we will be learning about new dolls to be released in June 2009. We're not sure what information we'll be able to share here but as soon as we're allowed to, we'll post what we're able to!

*** IMPORTANT Updates! Our Charisma Rep has returned from Toy Fair in New York and we had lots of questions for her which she gladly answered. We wanted to pass along the news to you as soon as we had it. Please note that although all this information is believe to currently be accurate as we type it, things are always subject to change. :-)

Many of the new February 2009 dolls are selling out or have sold out at Charisma. Although they may not be technically at the end of their edition, Charisma is producing smaller quantities of dolls this year and many dolls will not be coming back for a second run unless there is a lot of consumer and retailer demand. This means that even if a doll has an edition size of say "1000", only part of the edition may be produced. Charisma is looking to increase the value and collectibility of their line by increasing the demand for their offerings. When dolls become hard to find, it helps retain their value and hopefully helps increase interest and enthusiam for the line.

Romance is currently sold out / oversold at Charisma and we are sold out at Count Your Beans with a waiting list only at this time. There will be allocations of stock to us from Charisma. We have unfortunately been notified not to expect our entire pre-order, however we are working to get as much of it as we can. From our understanding of our phone conversation, there is no second run to retailers scheduled at this time. (We believe the re-order will be going to QVC.) We will be contacting everyone who pre-ordered Romance with us within the next couple of days to let you know where you are on our pre-order list. (To be as fair as possible, once dolls are received we will fill orders in the order in which your pre-order deposit was received.) For those who are later on the list, we will ask whether you'd like to keep your doll on pre-order with a $10 deposit and hold your place on our list should we get enough dolls. Alternatively, we can refund your $10 or transfer it to a different doll. Ideally we'd like to fill everyone's order and will try to get as many dolls as we can but at this time we don't expect to fill our current list. We will also take a waiting list, just in case there are cancellations or we receive more dolls than anticipated.

Rubina Fairy Tiny Tot --- We are so very sorry to say that Count Your Beans (and other retailers) will not have the opportunity to offer this doll. As the larger size Rubina was our Retailer Exclusive (and still available to order in limited quantity), we were highly hoping we would be able to get at least some to offer. We were told today that only 300 Rubina Fairy Tiny Tot were made and QVC requested the entire edition as an exclusive to them. For those who pre-ordered with us, we will be contacting you within the next couple of days and upon request, we will refund your $5 deposit, keep it on credit for you or transfer it to another doll of your choice.

Very Low In Stock at Charisma and also at Count Your Beans - Order early! -- Charisma is VERY limited and almost sold out of the following dolls - Baby Connie (LE 550) - Baby Grace - Vivian (sold out when presented on Marie's Feb 9 QVC show). We have a re-order of all of these dolls coming in next week but quantities are very limited. Baby Connie was originally supposed to be on the February QVC show but she got pushed until June.

Baby Abby Tiny Tot & Baby Lucy are getting close to be sold out in pre-order at Charisma as well. We currently do have extras of each on pre-order and should be able to fill all orders. We are still taking pre-orders on both these beauties!

*** The Adora June Belle that shipped to us recently is really the Adora August Belle in an Adora June Belle box. This is true for all the dolls we received. So we don't have the Adora June Belles after all but we do have Adora August Belles in Adora June boxes. (Hope that makes sense!) We are working with our rep to get ETAs on the real Adora June Belle as well as May Belle, October Belle, November Belle & December Belle. Thanks for your patience and understanding!

*** Please note that the stock photo for Marie Osmond's Betsy Bubbles shows blue eyes but when she arrived, she had brown eyes. We have a link to real pictures on our Marie Osmond B page. Sorry for any confusion!

*** We will be learning more about the June QVC dolls within the next week or so. Currently there are about 13 - 14 dolls scheduled to be on the QVC show. (I think that includes Baby Connie so I'm not sure if she's considered "new" for June since we actually received her in February.) Please check back for new news!

*** Thank you for all your support! We know you have a choice where to spend your dolly dollars and our family truly appreciates your business! ***

Anyone who has pre-ordered dolls from the above list 2/18 or prior will be contacted shortly. We are currently double-checking inventory. MOST dolls are very very low in stock. We are planning to place a re-order at the end of this week of dolls we are running out of or that have gained the most interest. Our re-order numbers will be based on demand so if you see a beauty or cutie you'd enjoy having, even if it might be 2 - 3 weeks before you can purchase her, please let us know because from the time of order to the time of receipt can often be 2 - 3 weeks due to administrative processing and travel time.

Please note that we did not receive any of our pre-order for Be Mine Keepsake so we will be checking on this.

*** Anticipated ship dates for the 4 and 6 week hold dolls are slated at early to mid March. Included in these shipments will be Adora Heart Truth Belle aka Adora My Heart Belle, Baby Abby Tiny Tot, Baby Lucy Toddler, Bee Mine New Bees, Bee Loved New Bees and Romance.

** We've had a number of questions about the new packaging changes for 2009. Except for the keepsakes which come in a cream window box and perhaps other styles we have yet to see, the new boxes for most dolls are generally a solid pink with the word "Marie" on top in a shiny gold fancy font. The doll's name is still labeled on the side. There appear to no longer be hang tags except for with Little Bo Peep who has a nursery rhyme hangtag as her COA. The Certificate of Authenticity for most dolls is now in a white envelope on a single card. There is no accompanying customer service card. Instead of the doll bracelet or doll necklace that used to be in the small blue envelope within the larger blue COA envelope, Marie has included a little silver heart charm on a ribbon. Please note we are seeing the silver heart charms in a small plastic baggy taped to the inside cardboard so please don't throw away your packing material as the heart, accessories and COAs can be hard to miss if you aren't specifically looking for them. Also, a lot of the dolls seem to be in longer, narrower boxes to conserve space and to help keep shipping costs more cost-effective.

** IMPORTANT!! ** We have temporarily taken down our pre-order button for Romance because we believe that the March shipment due to retailers may be sold out and/or oversold. We want to try and confirm how many dolls we are getting before we take any new $10 deposits.

We *think* that there may be a second shipment coming behind the March shipment but we're not sure how far behind. We do want to fill everyone's orders and pre-orders so please let us know if you'd like to be on a list for this doll if you have not placed a pre-order deposit as of 2/18.

Since Charisma has taken Romance off of their own website for pre-ordering, we want to make sure her edition size isn't sold out. Our Sales Reps from Charisma are at Toy Fair this week in New York, but we will update this page with information as soon as we have it. If for some reason, we don't think we'll be able to get in enough dolls to fill the pre-orders we've already taken to this point, we will do our best to refer to other shops, however it's possible they may be in a similar situation. We strive to provide 5 star service to all our customers and will do our best to make sure you're well taken care of. THANKS for your understanding!!

*** Please see our post below about Rubina Fairy Tiny Tot. We are still waiting to hear back if we will be able to get any of these tiny tots.

Hi everyone!
We have had a lot of questions about Rubina Fairy Tiny Tot since Count Your Beans originally had the larger size Rubina as a Retailer Exclusive.

Originally (back in 2008, I think it was May/June), Rubina Fairy Tiny Tot was scheduled to be on QVC's October 2008 show so that she could be out for Christmas. She was to be available to both retailers and QVC. Then QVC decided to push her until 2009 and we didn't hear anything further from Charisma.

When the February 2009 list of new releases was presented, Rubina Fairy Tiny Tot was not on that list, however she did appear for a very short time on Charisma's retailer website for pre-order before she was removed.

Naturally we were hoping & expecting to get her in since so many collectors had the larger doll and wanted a tiny tot counterpart. When all of a sudden she showed up at the QVC website on February 9th without a picture, we called Charisma to see if she was going to be on the February show and to see when she was going to be coming to retailers.

I think there must have been some confusion or misunderstanding at Charisma because when we called on show day, they were under the impression she had not even shipped to QVC yet and wouldn't be available until later. We were told that they had decided to make Rubina Fairy Tiny Tot a QVC exclusive but it might be possible for us to get a few of the tots since we had the original. At this point we haven't heard any follow-up on that so we think it is still up in the air.

We had no clue QVC even had her in stock let alone shipped her until we saw the posts above. We sincerely apologize for any confusion on our part as we had been passing along what we had heard previously and didn't realize about all the changes. We hope that we and other retailers will be able to get Rubina Fairy Tiny Tot but at this point, just don't know. We'll be trying to get clarification after our rep gets back from Toy Fair.

We hope this helps... sorry again for any confusion!
Happy Valentine's Day!
Karen & John
Count Your Beans

*** GOOD NEWS for Count Your Beans Doll Friends! February 2009 Doll Pictures have now been added!

We're also pleased to say that the 4 week QVC holds have been removed by Charisma for Baby Grace & Little Bo Peep.

Also, we received word on Friday, February 6th that the following Marie Osmond dolls are now in the process of shipping to us:

Charisma has received more of the calendar girls in stock and has decided to release the ones that they have early. These dolls are currently in the process of shipping to us:

All the above dolls are either in transit now or will be shipping early next week from Charisma's Maryland Distribution Center. As this time, we're estimating 7 - 10 days for arrival with the hopes it will be on the lower end!

*** UPDATE 12:19 p.m. PST We've had a number of questions about Rubina Fairy Tiny Tot and whether she'd be available at Count Your Beans like the larger Rubina Fairy Count Your Beans Exclusive. Last year when we were told that Rubina Fairy Tiny Tot would be coming out, she was going to be available for both retailers and QVC. Unfortunately we are VERY disappointed to report that our sales rep at Charisma has told us that the tiny tot version of this doll was chosen to be a QVC exclusive and will not be available to Count Your Beans or other retailers. We apologize sincerely to any collectors who pre-ordered with us. This was very last minute news (2/9/09) and we're very bummed about it since the large size version was our store exclusive and we never imagined we wouldn't be able to carry the tiny tot as well. UPDATE 9:04 p.m. PST - Well, we're a bit confused now. This doll was not shown on any of today's QVC shows so perhaps her status is changed? For the short-term, we've taken off the pre-ordering button on our website until we can reconfirm what we were told earlier. There may be some miscommunication floating around and always, please note that what we hear and post is always subject to change at Charisma's discretion. Thanks!

If you happen to know of any one who hasn't yet purchased our beautiful larger size doll, we do still have limited quantities of Rubina Fairy left and she makes an outstanding Valentine's Day gift! Marie Osmond has hand-signed each Certificate of Authenticity.

*** As a friendly reminder, Marie Osmond's next shows on QVC will be on Monday, February 9th from 2:00 - 3:00 A.M., 8:00 - 9:00 A.M. & 9:00 - 11:00 p.m. PST. Charisma has told retailers that pictures of the February dolls should be available to us sometime that day so please watch our website for updates. We will be offering price matching as always! We welcome and sincerely appreciate your orders & pre-orders!

*** In addition to our incredible Winter Website Sales, we're also listing a lot of great older (but NEW in the box) dolls at eBay over the next week. In doing inventory, we've found onesies & twosies of different beauties and we invite you to take a look. We list No Reserve Auctions as well as Instant Buy. When browsing at eBay, please know that we have higher overhead there and our Free S/H on shipped orders over $50 ONLY applies to orders placed at www.countyourbeans.com or through email to countyourbeans@aol.com (John) or cntyrbeans@aol.com (Karen) or by phone to John at (360) 852-8368. Thanks and happy shopping!

*** Just arrived back in (many are retired and when they're sold out, they'll be gone forever): Babe - Baby Alexis Pink Tiny Tot - Baby Cakes - Baby Googlie Eyes - Baby Santa - Banana Cream Pie - Butterfly Kissy Tiny Tot - Buttons & Bows Got Chocolate Anyone - Buttons & Bows In The Pink - Buttons & Bows Mellow Yellow - Carissa - Ciarra - Crystal Pink Expo Exclusive - Farmer's Daughter Tiny Tot - Faylinn Holiday Fairy - Organza - Puddin' - Teacher In Training (retired, last supply) - Tiny Triplets Trio Tiny Tots - What's Cookin' Tiny Tot (retired, last supply)

*** Marie Osmond's next shows on QVC will be on February 9th from 2:00 - 3:00 A.M., 8:00 - 9:00 A.M. & 9:00 - 11:00 p.m. PST. Charisma has told retailers that pictures of the February dolls should be available to us that day so please watch our website for updates. We will be offering price matching as always!

We were told tentatively last week that in addition to the February shows, Marie will be doing a show on QVC in March, however at this time there is no limited edition show planned. Charisma thinks that the March show will likely be another last chance show similar to the style in January. At this point in time there is no April show scheduled but there are going to be new dolls coming out in June. Please note that all of this information is subject to change and if the February dolls show well on air, it will bode well for everyone for future shows.

We wanted to pass along what we heard because we know our doll collecting friends like to budget for new dolls and we want to be able to accommodate you! Speaking of budget, we have some REALLY great Marie Osmond doll specials going on right now!

Marie Osmond will be on QVC tonight from 10:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. PST. This will be a special show of close-out dolls. We will likely have many of the dolls you see on the show in stock and as always, we appreciate your consideration and support of Count Your Beans.

As you may know if you regularly read the Marie Osmond Doll Friends Forum or are part of Charisma Brands mailing list, Charisma Brands has made the executive decision to no longer release pictures of new Marie Osmond doll releases until the dolls are shown by Marie on QVC. A copy of the letter to collectors can be found below. As Marie Osmond retailers for over 10 years, we are naturally disappointed in this decision and hope in the future it will be reconsidered. Having pictures in advance helped our collecting friends like yourself make decisions about pre-ordering and gave us a good barometer as to what dolls might be very popular to have on hand near show time. We believe that sharing these pictures a couple months before showtime helped increase enthusiasm for Marie's shows on QVC and was a win-win situation for retailers, QVC and Charisma.

As we want to make the best decisions possible for ourselves and our customers, we have reduced our initial pre-order of the February 2009 Marie Osmond releases that we placed back in October. Please know that we have still ordered some of every doll that you will see on the show that it is available to the retail market, however we wanted to see collectors reactions to the new releases before we brought in too much inventory. If the February 9th shows go well on QVC as we hope they will, we will gladly re-order additional dolls to service the needs of our customers. We want to continue to earn your business and that of your doll collecting friends. Our goal is always to make sure you're well taken care of!

Greetings Doll Lovers and Happy New Year!

We are excited for 2009 to be a wonderful opportunity for us to continue to create products which elevate spirits and enrich the lives of our customers around the world. Each precious doll we create is designed to be treasured for many, many years.

Some of you may know, last fall we acquired Paradise Galleries Dolls. Paradise Galleries has been bringing joy to collectors worldwide for almost 20 years. I am particularly proud of the new Paradise Galleries offering, it is a stunning selection of beautifully designed artist dolls at very affordable prices. Let me just say, with the rising costs everywhere we turn those affordable prices are no easy task! We are thrilled to be able to service this niche of our very special market.

As for the Marie Osmond Doll Collection, many of you may know that last summer Marie moved her whole family to Las Vegas. Marie is enjoying an extended engagement at the Flamingo Hotel where she is performing with Donny. If you have not seen the show yet, I highly recommend it! Seeing Donny and Marie on stage together again is just wonderful. Another benefit of Marie’s move is that Las Vegas is just that much closer to our offices in Orange County, California! That being said, we have seen A LOT of Marie in the past 6 months and she has directed every aspect of the 2009 collection (can there be too much “Marie”?....smiles).

I know there have been a lot of questions about some changes in our standard business practices so I hope I can help clear some of them up. Charisma will no longer releasing photos of the dolls prior to them being presented on QVC (OK, well we might sneak a promo image out every now and then – check the website for mysterious dolls). Marie would like to be the FIRST to personally present them you and describe the details in each extraordinary doll. In addition, since these are truly collectible you may notice lower editions and more frequent “retirement parties”. We believe the value in our dolls is the special heartfelt touches Marie puts in each precious doll.

We are going to Kick-Off 2009 with a “Last Chance” hour on QVC (YES! Marie will be there) on January 17th at 1am. The dolls we selected for this annual event are among QVC’s “TOP RATED” list. So this will be real “farewell” for some of your very favorites! The Marie is back to QVC on February 9th at 5:00am, 11am, 10pm – Midnight Eastern Time to kick off her New Theme, New Collections and New Artists!

Personally, this year I am going to be looking for ways to exceed your expectations and to keep the value and integrity of our collections at the forefront of all of our business decisions. Thank you for your on going support and love for our doll collections.

Happy New Year!
Peggy Vicioso
Vice President Marketing & Product Development
Charisma Brands

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** We were told today that pictures for the February dolls would be available February 9th. We're not sure if this includes the 4 & 6 week hold dolls but as soon we have any pictures we will definitely be posting them!

We have confirmed the following information about Marie's new February 2009 doll releases.

QVC has a first 4 week exclusive with the following dolls before they ship to retailers: Adora My Heart Belle - Baby Abby Tiny Tot - Baby Grace - Bee Loved - Bee Mine - Romance. QVC has a 6 week exclusive with Baby Lucy before she ships to retailers.

As Marie's February shows are on the 9th, we anticipate the 4 week hold dolls to arrive in mid-March and Baby Lucy to arrive in late March.

New February 2009 Dolls have been added and all are now available for pre-order! In addition to our Alphabetical pages you can read a full page of descriptions here. Charisma has been closed the past week and a half for holiday break but will re-open on Monday, January 5th. We hope they will be providing us with February 2009 doll pictures at that time!

** Descriptions for the Marie Osmond February 2009 New Doll Release have been officially released! Hooray! Because there are so many dolls, we created a special webpage below:

Adora My Heart Belle by Marie Osmond - Adora Sprinkles Belle by Marie Osmond - Alyssa Blue by Kathy Smith-Fitzpatrick - Baby Abby Tiny Tot by Marie Osmond - Baby Connie by Karen Scott - Baby Grace by Beverly Stoehr - Baby Lex by Lisa Hatch - Baby Lucy ( sculpt of baby Lucille Ball ) by Karen Scott - Be Mine (Valentine's Day) - Bee Loved by Jessica Schenk - Bee Mine by Jessica Schenk - Betsy Bubbles by JoAnn Pohlman - Darlene by Karen Scott - Katie Sue Grandma's Rose Garden Tiny Tot by Lisa Hatch - Luck O' the Irish Keepsake - Romance by Karen Scott - Vivian Toddler by Sonja Bryer

Although the information that came over from Charisma on December 26th didn't list any of these dolls as 4 week or 6 week holds, we were told back in October (see our October 27th update) that 4 of the dolls were going to have a hold time. Baby Lucy was supposed to be a 6 week hold and I believe Adora My Heart Belle & Baby Abby Tiny Tot & Baby Grace were 4 week holds. (This is subject to change and as soon as we have clarification, we will post to this page.)

We will be adding these dolls to our website alphabetical pages for pre-order throughout the weekend. Pictures are supposed to be coming soon, however since Charisma Brands is officially closed until Monday, January 5th, 2009, it's probable we might not get them until after that time.

** The special Retail Exclusive Adora Belle Sweetheart doll just arrived into stock. She was a little late due to weather delays but we're happy she's here. We will be contacting collectors who pre-order her on December 28th and 29th.

** Please note that UPS will be closed for UPS Ground pick-ups on Wednesday, December 31st and Thursday, January 1st. Assuming there are no further snowy weather delays, our shipping days for next week include: Monday, December 29th, Tuesday, December 30th and Friday, January 2nd. We will resume our normal 3 day a week (Monday, Wednesday, Friday) shipping schedule on Monday, January 5th, 2009!

** Count Your Beans will be open December 29th and 30th but closed December 31st and January 1st. Please note if trying to reach the manufacturer that Charisma Brands will be closed until Monday, January 5th, 2009.

** Upcoming QVC shows include: Friday, January 16th from 10:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. PST. This is a one hour show of last chance specials. (We doubt Marie will physically be at this show.) Marie will be showing the February 2009 releases at QVC on Monday, February 9th from 2:00 - 3:00 a.m. PST, 8:00 - 9:00 a.m. PST and 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. PST.

** We hope your holidays were filled with happiness and inspiration. John, Justin, Ryan and I wish you a very HAPPY NEW YEAR 2009! **

It's definitely not too late to get your dolls for the holidays! We've updated all our Marie Osmond, Kewpie, Whispering Willow Fairies, Artista & Candy Fashion pages to reflect some AMAZING last minute holiday shopping value! We will be shipping December 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th and 22nd and will have a page with our holiday shipping schedule up by 12/15.

** The balance of our Christmas Cookie Tiny Tots are now in stock and we have Sugar Cookie Tiny Tot, Cookies & Milk Tiny Tot & Smart Cookie Tiny Tot in stock as well!

** We are expecting Baby Cakes early next week in time for Christmas delivery. Adora Sweetheart Belle should be shipping out next week (Christmas turnaround time not guaranteed). We just learned on Friday that we WILL be getting a small shipment of the Baby Olive Marie Magic of Christmas Toddler dolls. We are hoping to get them here in time to turn around for Christmas but it will really be cutting it close so we can't guarantee Christmas arrival.

** Don't know what to get? We now offer Count Your Beans Gift Certificates in any denomination. Please email countyourbeans@aol.com (John) or cntyrbeans@aol.com (Karen) for details!

** Charisma decided at this point in time to not release the Marie Osmond February 2009 doll descriptions and pictures until the end of December. They believe by releasing the information early, it may take away from holiday sales. We are hoping since it's so close to the holidays now that they will sneak them into us a little sooner. We know how patiently you all are waiting and how eager you are to see the new beauties! With so many great February 2009 dolls around the corner, a Count Your Beans Gift Certificate is always a great idea!

** We appreciate your support and friendship and wish a very happy holiday season to all! **

** HAPPY THANKSGIVING to all our Collecting Friends! May your day be filled with happiness and love!

** 2/3 of our initial Christmas Cookie Tiny Tot pre-order has arrived. This first shipment is sold out in pre-order and the balance of our order is expected in around 12/8 or 12/9. Anyone who has pre-ordered that has not yet been contacted, your doll will be arriving in the second shipment and we will be contacting you with your balance very shortly. Our first shipment of Sugar Cookie Tiny Tot & Cookies and Milk Tiny Tot is now in stock as well. We do have a few spares! Those who pre-ordered should be contacted by 12/1.

Peppermint Too Sweet Tot is now in stock! So are the Tree House Tots & the balance of the Too Sweets Tots. Those who pre-ordered will be contacted by 11/19.

Christmas Cookie Tiny Tot & Sugar Cookie Tiny Tot & Cookies & Milk Tiny Tot are now in transit and should be arriving by 11/21. Thank you so much for your patience!

Baby Cakes has been pushed back / delayed and the new ETA is the end of December / beginning of January.

Our retail supply of Baby Olive Marie Magic of Christmas has been delayed by Charisma until December to accommodate Charisma's current internet sales plan. Unless something changes drastically, we should have them in time for Christmas. If this changes, we will let those who pre-ordered know. Thanks!

The February Adora Belle Calendar Girl which initially was supposed to arrive in November has been pushed back until January. We are not sure if this means that Charisma has changed their schedule to shipping 1 month before instead of 2 - 3 months before. We will try and get an update for you.

Re-orders of the out of stock Rag-A-Muffins are being delayed at Charisma and now aren't expected to arrive until mid-December. Due to being pushed back so many times, we cannot guarantee a Christmas delivery and apologize for any inconvenience.

The following items are now out of stock at Count Your Beans and Charisma and not expected to return: Baby Elvis, Bella, Bride & Groom Keepsake, Just Ducky, Olive Marie 50th Anniversary, Teacher in Training & Wee Care.

Stock is very low on many of the August and October show dolls. We will likely not be getting back in re-orders of most of these dolls, so if you're looking to add these to your collection, now is a great time!

** Thanks so much for your support! May you and your family have a wonderful holiday season!! **

*** The following Marie Osmond October Show Dolls have just arrived into stock: Babe - Baby Lisa Tiny Tot - Baby Santa Toddler - Faylinn Holiday Fairy (1st shipment, more in transit) - Kissy Under The Mistletoe Tiny Tot - Magic of Christmas Keepsake - Adora January Belle - Calendar Girls Holder with Calendar

*** We are still awaiting the following new releases from earlier in the year: Baby Cakes (ETA?) - Christmas Cookie Tiny Tot (late Nov) - Cookies & Milk Tiny Tot (late Nov) - Peppermint Too Sweets Tot (mid November) - Sugar Cookie Tiny Tot (late Nov) - Tree House Tots Series (early November)

*** The balance of the Too Sweets Tots are starting to arrive now in multiple shipments. We expect all in stock in about 7 - 10 days.

*** We are still awaiting permission to list the February 2009 dolls / descriptions on our website. Check out our exciting preliminary scoop below!

*** THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT! It means a great deal to us and we look forward to continuing to serve you throughout the holiday season and into 2009. Please check out all our awesome Autumn Sales! Lots of great gift ideas!

*** Hi doll friends! We enjoyed a conference call with Tracy & Corrie at Charisma Brands earlier this week where we learned about the new Marie Osmond & Kewpie doll releases for February 2009. She has a lot of exciting things planned!

We learned Marie's new theme for 2009 but can't spill the beans yet on the names and descriptions until we get official approval from Charisma. We can say that there should be somewhere around 20 new releases (give or take) for February and Marie has tried to include something for everyone! There will be a few tiny tots, a few toddlers, a vinyl Adora Belle, a porcelain Adora Belle, a Valentine's Day keepsake, a St. Patrick's Day themed keepsake, a toddler of a VERY famous star and a couple new series doll debuts! Kathy Smith-Fitzpatrick is back with a new standing doll and Jessica Schenk joins the list of talented sculptors for Marie when she debuts two small baby dolls in a brand new series.

There will be 4 dolls that have 4 week QVC first exclusives (one Adora Belle, one 12" timeless beauty, one Beverly Stoehr baby and one tiny tot favorite.) There will also be one very special licensed toddler doll of a famous lady that will have a 6 week QVC first exclusive. We have already placed our orders and as soon as we get approval, we will get the doll descriptions up for pre-order on our website with pictures to hopefully come shortly thereafter! Your pre-orders help us to decide what dolls will be popular, where we should order extras and where we should be conservative. We totally appreciate your support!

Marie's first Marie Osmond Dolls show of the 2009 year on QVC is anticipated for mid-February. There will be no January show. At this point in time, Marie is also planning shows for March (Limited Edition/QVC only), April, June, August and October 2009.

*** 2009 marks the 100th year of Kewpie so expect to see a lot of special things going along with this line including some VERY limited edition Kewpies! There will be approximately 14 new Kewpies in February 2009 including the 12" vinyl A Tribute To Rose - 100th Anniversary Kewpie and a 16" porcelain Rosie and Doodle Dog which will be limited to around just 50 pieces! (PRE-ORDERS Highly Suggested!) Most of the other Kewpies should be 8" vinyl and include a cowboy, a cowgirl, a pair of graduates, a ladybug, a bee, a cheerleader, a chef, an Easter cutie, a flying kewpie, a patriotic kewpie and a Happy Birthday kewpie. There will be also be another group of Kewpies that will come into stock in August 2009.

** Marie & Charisma added a new Retail Exclusive for mid to late December 2008. Her name is Adora My Sweetheart Belle and this pretty in pink full body porcelain doll will be limited to just 250 pieces worldwide. She is available for pre-order now! Due to small edition size, Charisma expects to sell out and we hope to as well, so we highly recommend pre-orders!

** We are delighted to offer small supplies of two new very limited edition dolls on our website, both originally exclusive to Charisma's internet site. We are pleased to offer both Baby Olive Marie Magic of Christmas Toddler (LE 300) & Good Night Kissy Toddler (LE 150). Supplies of both of these dolls are very limited and once we're sold out, they're gone!

** Good Night Kissy and Adora Poetry In Motion are now in stock! Those who pre-ordered will be contacted by 10/13. We received our first supply of Adora Belle January Belle Calendar Girl & the Calendar Holder but it is sold out in pre-order. Our second supply is expected around 10/23 and is available for pre-order now!

** As always, we will be gladly offering QVC price matching for any dolls we carry that will be shown on Marie's October 6th QVC shows! Although we don't yet have inventory in hand due to Charisma port delays (please see update from 9/28), we will still do the match and we appreciate your support and patience.

** Count Your Beans just learned and is happy to announce that we will be carrying a small supply of the Marie Osmond Internet Exclusive Goodnight Kissy doll. This special doll is limited to only 150 pieces worldwide. We expect our supply to arrive to us by mid-October. They are currently available for pre-order!

** Baby Donny Tiny Tot & Boo Who Tiny Tot have just arrived into stock at Count Your Beans! Those who pre-ordered will be contacted within approximately 48 hours. If you have other outstanding dolls to ship with your tiny tots that have not come in yet, please let us know whether you'd like individual or combined shipments. We do still offer Free UPS Grd/Ins S/H in the continental USA on shipped orders of $50 or greater!

** Adora Poetry In Motion, Adora January Belle and the Calendar & Calendar Holder should be arriving to Count Your Beans by around October 15th.

** Tree House Tots, Too Sweet Tots and October dolls will be arriving in late October as they are supposed to arrive in port to Charisma around October 17th. Due to QVC's continuity program and request, Christmas Cookie Tiny Tot has been pushed back to late October and the Sugar Cookie Tiny Tot & Milk and Cookies Tiny Tot will probably now be coming in mid November. Rag-A-Muffin ETAs have been pushed back to mid-November. We've been assured that they'll all definitely arrive in time for the holidays, however we appreciate your patience and support with the dealys.

** We learned from Charisma on Friday that the next release of new Marie Osmond dolls after Marie's October show won't be until February 2009. There will not be a January show. Descriptions for February 2009 dolls are anticipated in approximately 3 - 4 weeks.

** Important October Dolls Shipping Update: Marie Osmond is scheduled to have her last two doll shows of the year on QVC on Monday, October 6th from 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. PST and 10:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. PST. The October dolls will be shown at that time. We were told by our Charisma rep on September 25th that the retailer supply of most October dolls is currently late in transit and isn't due to come into their Maryland warehouse until the middle part of October. As it will take a couple days to inventory and a week in transit time from MD to our location in WA, we are estimating that the October dolls won't be arriving until late October.

Dolls impacted likely include: Adora Belle January Calendar Girl - 2009 AB Calendar Girls Calendar with Holder - Babe - Baby Cakes - Baby Lisa Tiny Tot - Baby Santa - Faylinn Holiday Fairy Baby - Kissy Under The Mistletoe Tiny Tot - Magic of Christmas Keepsake - Peppermint Too Sweets Tot - the balance of the other Too Sweets Tots not yet in - Tree House Tots

We're still awaiting ETA confirmation on Christmas Cookie Tiny Tot - Cookies & Milk Tiny Tot - Sugar Cookie Tiny Tot - Adora Poetry In Motion. The last we heard, these were physically in stock but still have a mid-October estimate to retailers.

** Baby Donny Tiny Tot & Boo Who Tiny Tot should be in transit soon and are expected to arrive in early October.

** The Whispering Willows Fall dolls are going to be shown on QVC on Sunday, October 12th from 11 p.m. - midnight. Most of the Whispering Willows Fall dolls should be shipping to retailers from Charisma's Maryland Distribution Center around October 17th. We hope to have them in stock by Friday, October 24th or Monday, October 27th. We will do our best to get the Halloween related dolls turned around as soon as possible.

** Charisma and Count Your Beans apologize sincerely for the delay in transit for dolls you are waiting for. We hope those who pre-ordered with us will continue to keep their dolls on order. If we hear of a change in transit time estimates, we'll be posting it here. If you have any questions, please let us know and we'll be happy to help.

Please check out our Marie Osmond Alphabetical Listings for Amazing New Autumn Specials including reduced pricing on most April 2008 releases!

** The Fall 2008 collection of Kewpie dolls has now arrived! Just in: Ahoy Matey Pirate - Alice's Adventures - Bingo Puppy - Cornucopia - Countess Kewpie - Jingle Belle Kewpie - Little Red Riding Hood - May Flower - Peppermint Twist - Puddles Duck - Soccer Player - Toy Soldier Kewpie

Countess Kewpie is great for Halloween! May Flower & Cornucopia make a great Thanksgiving set! Peppermint Twist & Toy Soldier make great holiday gifts! At $29.95 apiece, these Kewpies are affordable, giftable and collectible! See our Kewpie section today!

We also received some of the new accessories for the Whispering Willows series and the very popular Tatianna is now back in stock!

Those who pre-ordered will be contacted by 9/22. The initial retailer supply of Baby Olive Marie is now sold out at Charisma. There will be another run produced but we were told it may not arrive until late December. If you would like to guarantee this doll for the holidays, we definitely recommend ordering her early. We do have some spares but not too many!

Please check out our Marie Osmond Alphabetical Listings for Amazing New Autumn Specials! We recently added pictures for all the October dolls.

Hello Marie Doll Collectors & Friends! It's been a really busy last couple of weeks. We hope you had the chance to enjoy Marie's shows on QVC on 8/30 and 9/1. She offered some gorgeous dolls with some amazing anniversary pricing that we're happy to say we are matching and offering now on our website!

Please check out our Marie Osmond Alphabetical Listings for FANTASTIC August Show doll price matching & End of Summer Specials! We've also added pictures for all the October dolls!

We are receiving the August Release dolls in staggered shipments and are currently in the process of contacting all of you who placed pre-orders. We have said this before but we mean it sincerely, we appreciate your patience and support of the Count Your Beans family! We appreciate your patience in waiting for your dolls to arrive and we thank you for being so nice in your correspondence and phone calls! The last couple of weeks were a lot busier than we anticipated and as such, we fell a bit behind on emails, shipping and phone calls For that we do apologize. The good news is that it is a really good sign for Marie Osmond, Charisma Brands, Count Your Beans and perhaps the economy as well. John and I care about servicing you and retaining your business and we hope you enjoy your new beauties!

** The following dolls have now arrived in stock - Adora Belle Holiday 2008 - Baby Googlie Eyes - Baby Mermaid - Birthday Babies A Bloom Blossom Tiny Tots: Black, Blonde & Brunette - Bella - Buttons & Bows Chocolate Anyone - Candy Corn Too Sweets Tot - Daisy Wallflower - Dark Chocolate Hersheys Miniature - Ella - Happy Halloween Keepsake - I Love You Baby - Jacqueneta Fairy Rosebud - Kissy It All Better Tiny Tot - Little Things Keepsake - Roly Poly (initially from June) - Satin Tiny Tot - Serenity Becoming Butterflies - Smart Cookie Tiny Tot - Tiger

** We have heard that Baby Olive Marie Toddler (initially a 4 week hold with QVC) is shipping early and we are expecting her at Count Your Beans next week. We were told she is sold out at Charisma and there will probably not be another run of her produced in 2008. If you are interested in this doll, she's on sale now! (For those looking for a Donny to go with their Marie, we also are happy to say that we acquired a few more Baby Donny dolls with COAs signed by Donny)

** The other 4 week holds will be shipping to arrive in early October and include: Adora Belle Poetry In Motion - Baby Donny Tiny Tot & Boo Who Tiny Tot

** The Cookie Tiny Tots Series (Christmas Cookie, Cookies & Milk, Smart Cookie & Sugar Cookie) were originally supposed to be all August releases, however since QVC offered them on air as a continuity series, the only tiny tot retailers have received in the series so far is Smart Cookie Tiny Tot. We've been told by our rep at Charisma that they will try to get the other three tiny tots sent to retailers at the same time and they're shooting for a mid-October date. When we hear more, we'll be happy to let you know.

** Other dolls pushed back in ETA include: Too Sweets Tots (ETA is now October), Carrot, Cherry & Oatmeal Rag-A-Muffin (ETA late October), Tree House Tots (ETA TBD), Baby Cakes (October), Baby Lisa Tiny Tot (October)

** Charisma Brands had a very positive August show and as such, they are sold out or very close to selling out of the following dolls: Bella - Ella - Happy Haunting Keepsake - Baby Olive Marie Toddler. We still have a few left of each available in order or pre-order.

** We've been told that they will very likely NOT be bringing back the holiday themed dolls after 2008 so if you are interested in these, please don't miss out in ordering or pre-ordering. All of these dolls have been flying off the shelves here as well. Dolls Charisma has said they consider holiday themed are: Happy Haunting Keepsake, Candy Corn Too Sweets, Ella Holiday Toddler, Adora Belle Holiday 2008, Baby Santa, Magic of Christmas Keepsake, Kissy Under the Mistletoe Tiny Tot, Faylinn Holiday Fairy Baby & Mommy's Girl Holiday (Retail Exclusive)

** The Fall Kewpie dolls are now in transit to us with the exception of Vampiress (ETA October). We have some great Kewpie dolls on sale now, including a few other cuties for Halloween such as Scarecrow Kewpie & Kitty Kat Kewpie.

** The ETA for the Whispering Willow Fall Fairies is mid October, hopefully to coincide with the launch of this line on QVC

** At this time, Charisma does not have a planned holiday giveaway. In the past they in collaboration with retailers would give away a gift each year to ship with the October dolls. In the past this has included calendars, pins, ornaments or a CD. Because there is going to be an Adora Belle Calendar Girl Series, there is not likely to be a separate calendar giveaway. The calendar that is coming with the Adora Belle Calendar Girls is available for separate purchase but our understanding is you must purchase it with the calendar holder.

** There have been a number of questions about the Adora Belle Calendar Girls series. We highly recommend that you watch Marie's presentation on QVC in October because the Calendar Series dolls will be debuted then and I think they will show all 12 on air for you to see. Our understanding is that QVC will run it as a continuity / auto-ship program, however you can order the dolls individually from Count Your Beans. The ETA for each Calendar Girl doll is 2 - 3 months before its actual calendar month. (i.e. January Belle is due in October 2008, February Belle is due in November 2008, March Belle is due in December 2008 & so on.)

** Marie Osmond has just announced the October 2008 releases. We hope to have these up on our website by 8/30. Included in the list are: Babe Bare Bottom Series doll by Ping Lau - Baby Lisa Tiny Tot by Karen Scott - Baby Santa Toddler by Karen Scott - Calendar Girls Adora Bitty Belle dolls (5" each, 1 for each month of the year) - Faylinn Fairy Baby by Karen Scott - Kissy Under The Mistletoe Tiny Tot by Marie Osmond (VERY CUTE!) - Magic of Christmas Keepsake - Peppermint Too Sweets Tot by Eddy Mosqueda

** According to Charisma's new website, Marie's October QVC shows will be on Monday, October 6th at 8:00 a.m. PST and 10:00 p.m. PST.

** Charisma Brands is excited to announce the acquisition of Paradise Galleries dolls. As Paradise Galleries collectors may know, the original Paradise Galleries site closed their doors earlier this year. We worked with the Retailer side of the organization (Thomas Boland & Co.) selling select Paradise Galleries dolls at Retail.

The Paradise Galleries website is now re-open for business and if you read their "About Me" page, you will see the company is now part of the Charisma Brands family. As we were also an authorized Paradise Galleries / Thomas Boland retailer and currently still have some older Paradise Galleries inventory, we asked Charisma if retailers would be allowed to purchase new Paradise Galleries inventory at wholesale. Unfortunately it appears that for at least the short-term, Charisma will be running Paradise Galleries as a catalog / direct to consumer company. Although we'd like to be able to offer their dolls to collectors through retail and will welcome the opportunity to do so, it appears for now that most Paradise Galleries dolls will be only available through Charisma directly. We will continue to offer the older Paradise Galleries inventory we have.

That being said, they are offering some Marie Osmond, Artista and Candy Fashion dolls on their website that we already have in stock or have pre-ordered. We will do our very best to price match their offerings if it is cost-effective for us to do so. We appreciate your continued support and look forward to working with you! Hopefully the acquistion of Paradise Galleries will introduce a whole new segment of the doll collecting population to Marie Osmond's dolls.

Here is a letter from Peggy Vicioso at Charisma Brands to Marie Osmond / Paradise Galleries doll collectors:

Hello Doll Friends,

We, at Charisma, have been busy in the Doll House! It is our vision be the leader in providing timeless creations that elevate spirits and enrich the lives of our collectors. In line with that mission, you have noticed Charisma Brands has acquired Paradise Galleries. We are thrilled to be able to continue to offer a channel of distribution for the top Artists they have on their roster. So many companies have stopped offering manufactured Artist dolls, and what a shame it would be not to be able to continue to share their world class sculpts. Hildegard Gunzel, Beverly Stoehr, Kathy Smith-Fitzpatrick, Linda Murray, Pat Moulton and Sandra Bilotto just to name a few! I recommend you check out the artist bio page on paradisegalleries.com.

Paradise Galleries is primarily a “direct to consumer” business. This has allowed them a lot of flexibility in offering top Artists at an exceptional value. They have many, many, many customers who look forward to their catalogs and new designs. Marie wanted to do something special to welcome the Paradise Galleries customers to the Charisma “family” by offering her hand in “Friendship”, the “Friendship Paradise Rose” doll that is…..there is actually a “Paradise Rose” and it is lavender, Marie’s favorite!

“Friendship Paradise Rose” is Marie’s sculpt of her 15th Anniversary Friendship Rose, reduced in size to about 12” seated and in a simple lavender dress. This exclusive doll created by Marie for Paradise Galleries will be in the “Marie Osmond’s Treasury Collection by Paradise Galleries”. If you purchase one, (and I do recommend it for new collectors or gift giving), you will notice some differences in the Treasury Collection verses the Marie Osmond Fine Porcelain Doll Collection. First, Treasury dolls are not Limited Editions, there is less porcelain than typical, they are packaged simply in Paradise Galleries type packaging, the fabrics are simple and the hand details are kept to a minimum to reach this value price. What a super gesture to welcome Paradise Gallery collectors to our family. Please join me in welcoming them in on the fun we all have!

See some of you all soon at out Vegas Brunch, November 7th at the Flamingo!

Happy Labor Day (I will be Laboring at QVC all weekend, think of us while you are sipping lemonade!)

Peggy

PS. Check our CharismaBrands.com this weekend for a brand NEW website…..it took about 9 months…hummm like birthing a baby!

Marie Osmond is coming to QVC for four shows over the Labor Day Weekend! As always, we will be offering QVC price matching as well as free S/H on shipped orders of $50 or more and no sales tax charged outside of Washington state. We hope you'll browse through our store and grab a great deal!

Marie's QVC Show Dates & Times: Sunday, August 31st from 7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. PST and 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m PST! Monday, September 1st from 10:00 a.m - 11:00 a.m. PST and 7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. PST. Celebrate Labor Day by treating yourself!

We have been told that the following August release dolls will start shipping from Charisma's Maryland warehouse the week of 8/25. Estimated arrival for most of these dolls at Count Your Beans will likely be between September 3rd and September 8th.

Adora Belle Holiday 2008 - Baby Googlie Eyes - Baby Mermaid - Birthday Babies A Bloom Blossom Tiny Tots: Black, Blonde & Brunette - Bella - Buttons & Bows Chocolate Anyone - Candy Corn Too Sweets Tot - Daisy Wallflower - Dark Chocolate Hersheys Miniature - Ella - Happy Halloween Keepsake - I Love You Baby - Jacqueneta Fairy Rosebud - Kissy It All Better Tiny Tot - Little Things Keepsake - Roly Poly (initially from June) - Satin Tiny Tot - Serenity Becoming Butterflies - Smart Cookie Tiny Tot - Tiger

We are currently awaiting the shipping information and ETA on the following August (& earlier) Release dolls: Baby Cakes - Christmas Cookie Tiny Tot - Cookies & Milk Tiny Tot - Roly Poly - Sugar Cookie Tiny Tot - Tree House Tots.

Baby Lisa Tiny Tot & Baby Cakes (Bare Bottom Series) have been moved from the August show line-up to the October show line-up and won't be arriving until October.

These dolls have a 4 week QVC first exclusive and should start shipping from Charisma at the end of September or beginning of October: Adora Belle Poetry in Motion - Baby Olive Marie Toddler - Baby Donny Tiny Tot - Boo Who Tiny Tot

We are also awaiting the shipping information for all the Too Sweets Tots dolls shown on QVC in January with the exception of Orange Cream, Divinity & Dark Chocolate Truffle which we currently have in stock, Candy Corn which should be arriving in early September and Peppermint which should be arriving in October.

If you would like to pay the balance for your August dolls pre-order in advance for faster turnaround time, please let us know and we will send you an invoice or process your credit card if we currently have it on file. Alternatively, we also accept credit cards over the phone at (360) 852-8368 or you're also welcome to send a check or money order. Thanks as always for your patience and support in waiting for dolls to arrive!

Last updated 8/16/08 - New August Sales! - August Dolls available for Pre-Order! (We do match QVC Pricing!)

** Fiona Fairy Rosebud, Tutti Fairy Baby & Adora Not So Scary Belle have just arrived into stock at Count Your Beans. All orders that were prepaid by Noon PST on 8/1 shipped on 8/1. All orders paid for between 12:01 P.M. PST 8/1 and August 11th will ship on Tuesday, August 12th or Wednesday, August 13th.

** Other Stock Updates: Roly Poly is still delayed and is anticipated to now arrive at the end of August. There is no updated ETA on the Tree House Tots. Our rep at Charisma believes that the rest of the Too Sweet Tots (except October's Peppermint) will be coming into stock in late August. Lily 3s a Charm is expected to arrive by mid-August and Tiger (aka Tabby) 3s a Charm should be coming in around the end of August. We are currently out of catalogs / catalog supplements but should be getting more in by the end of August.

** We truly appreciate all your support and look forward to working with you again on 8/12 or 8/13! THANKS! Karen & John **

** The following Marie Osmond dolls just arrived back into stock at CYB: Ants In My Pants Tinier Tot - Baby Amy - Baby Peggy - Chenille Tiny Tot - Ciarra - Confidence - Dottie Tiny Tot - Edelweiss Babies A Bloom - Eskimo Kissy Tiny Tot - Friendship Rose Tiny Tot - Hydrangea Fairy - Krackel Hershey Miniature - Lacey Tiny Tot - Milk Chocolate Hershey Miniature - Rosemary Tiny Tot - Summer Sunset - Yellow Rose Bud Tiny Tot - You're Bugging Me Tinier Tot

John is out of town until late on Wednesday, July 16th. If you have any questions or concerns before then, please contact Karen at cntyrbeans@aol.com. Thanks!

** The Count Your Beans Family will be out of town from Friday, August 1st - Monday, August 11th. We will not be shipping during this timeframe and email access will be extremely limited. Orders placed by July 31st will ship August 1st. Orders placed between August 1st and August 10th will ship on Tuesday, August 12th. Thanks so much for your support and understanding!

** We have now added pictures of all Too Sweets Tots except October's Peppermint to our website. Please note that these dolls are quite cute but they do not come with COAs, boxes or nametags. Please check out our Marie Osmond Alphabetical Listings for ordering information and TONS of new Summer Specials!!

** Most of the June Dolls are now in stock and we have extras of almost everything! Please check out our Marie Osmond Alphabetical Listings for ordering information and TONS of new Summer Specials!!

** If you pre-ordered a "June release" doll, we are doing our best to contact everyone via email or phone this week. If you have not heard from us by the end of Friday, July 11th, please email Karen at cntyrbeans@aol.com or John at countyourbeans@aol.com. (You may also wish to check your spam folders just in case! Also, if you have updated your regular OR PayPal email address recently, please let us know so that we can update our records.) Thanks!

** Dolls we were expecting and are awaiting ETAs for include: Roly Poly - Lily - Tiger - Tree House Tots - Caramel Too Sweets Tot - Mint Truffle Too Sweets Tot

** We hope you had a Happy 4th of July holiday weekend! Thanks for all your support! **

** Pictures for almost all the August dolls are now up at Count Your Beans! Hooray! Please remember that if you click the thumbnail picture, you will see a larger view. The only dolls we don't yet have pictures for are the 4 week holds and some of the Too Sweet Tots. The August show should be around August 29th / 30th so we anticipate that August dolls will likely arrive the end of August or within a few days of Labor Day in September.

** Important Shipping Update: We received the tracking #s for the June Release dolls and due to a slight delay in the dolls arriving at Charisma in Maryland, our shipment will not be coming in until Monday, July 7th and/or Tuesday, July 8th. We and Charisma sincerely apologize for the inconvenience and do appreciate your patience, understanding and support. The following dolls should be here on Monday, July 7th or Tuesday, July 8th:

Aiko - Baby Amy - Baby Steiner - Banana Cream Pie - Buttons & Bows Mellow Yellow - Daisy Babies A Bloom Blossoms Tiny Tot- Dark Chocolate Too Sweets Tot - Divinity Too Sweets Tot - Dusty Ann Tiny Tot - Express Yourself Toddler - Friends Toddler - Milk Chocolate Hershey Miniature Tinier Tot - Nettie Tiny Tot - Orange Cream Too Sweets Tot - Patricia Lynn Tiny Tot - Rosey Wallflower - Sealed With A Kissy Tiny Tot - Susie Rose Bouquet Tiny Tot

Angel Kisses Kewpie - Bingo Kewpie - Dr. McKewpie - Hansel & Gretel Kewpie - Leilani Kewpie - Little Red Riding Hood Kewpie - Puddles Duck Kewpie - Soccer Champ Kewpie

If you would like to pay for your June dolls pre-order in advance for faster turnaround time, please let us know and we will send you a PayPal invoice this weekend. Alternatively, we also accept credit cards over the phone at (360) 852-8368 or you're also welcome to send a check or money order.

** Marie will be on QVC from 10:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. PST on June 25th, Noon - 1:00 p.m. PST June 26th & 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. PST on June 26th. We will be matching QVC pricing! We also offer Free S/H in the continental USA on shipped orders of $50 or greater and there is no sales tax if you live outside of Washington!

** Shipping Update: We are awaiting tracking #s for confirmation but it looks like the shipping of the June release dolls was delayed a week from the Maryland warehouse.. Instead of shipping out last week, they shipped this week instead. As such, we should have the dolls in stock by around July 3rd. Thanks so much for your patience!! We and Charisma apologize for any inconvenience.

** The following June Release dolls are shipping this week from Charisma's warehouse distribution center in Maryland and should hopefully arrive here in Washington by around June 26th: Aiko - Baby Steiner - Banana Cream Pie - Buttons & Bows Mellow Yellow - Express Yourself Toddler - Patricia Lynn Tiny Tot - Hansel Kewpie - Gretel Kewpie - Little Red Riding Hood Kewpie - Puddles Duck Kewpie - Soccer Champ Kewpie

** The following June Release dolls are shipping from Charisma's around June 24th and should arrive here in Washington around Tuesday, July 1st give or take a couple days: Baby Amy - Caramel Too Sweets Tot - Daisy Babies A Bloom Blossoms Tiny Tot - Dark Chocolate Too Sweets Tot - Divinity Too Sweets Tot - Dusty Ann Tiny Tot - Friends Toddler - Milk Chocolate Hershey Miniature Tinier Tot - Mint Truffle Too Sweets Tot - Nettie Tiny Tot - Orange Cream Too Sweets Tot - Rosey Wallflower - Sealed With A Kissy Tiny Tot - Susie Rose Bouquet Tiny Tot - Angel Kisses Kewpie - Bingo Kewpie - Dr. McKewpie - Leilani Kewpie

** Other dolls coming into stock in around June 26th: Adora Parade, American Classic Tiny Tot, Apple Spice Rag-A-Muffin, Baby Alexis In Pink Tiny Tot, Butterflies In My Tummy Tinier Tot, Farmer's Daughter Tiny Tot, Hydrangea Fairy, Lemon Meringue Tiny Tot, Lemon Poppyseed Rag-A-Muffin, Leela, Little Things Toddler, Love Ewe, Summer Sunset, Teacher In Training, Wee Care, What's Cookin' Tiny Tot

** Other dolls coming into stock around July 1st: Baby Rosebud, Banana Nut Rag-A-Muffin, Blueberry Rag-A-Muffin, Cinnamon Streusel Rag-A-Muffin, French Kissy Tiny Tot, Inspiration

** If you have pre-ordered any of the above dolls, we will send you an email and invoice once your order comes physically into stock. If you wish to prepay your balance in advance to help expedite the order process, just let us know and we'll be happy to accommodate you.

** Please note that we will be offering QVC price matching for any dolls shown on Marie's June 25th and 26th shows. If you prepay your balance in advance and there is a price adjustment, we will refund the difference. (Please note that when we do QVC price matching, that the Bonus Beans are adjusted as well.)

** We are still awaiting revised ETAs for the following items: Tiger - Lily - Tree House Tots - Pinky & Blue Petite Amours - the remaining Too Sweets Tots

** Wow! Lots of new additions today! We're happy to say that we recently added 31 new August and September release dolls to our website! Please come check out our Marie Osmond Alphabetical Listings to see all the great new dolls coming in late Summer and early Fall!

** Marie Osmond is introducing a lot of wonderful dolls for her August show. From what we've been told and seen recently in preview, there will not be nearly as many dolls released in October. There were originally around 15 but many of them were pushed out to early 2009. You will see a lot of the holiday dolls in the August line-up. We do not know if they'll be shown on TV shopping in October as well, however we have been told that there is likely to be only one run, possibly two of most of the holiday dolls, so if you see something you are interested in, we recommend you pre-order her early so you don't miss out. Charisma is working to try and create more excitement and more sell-outs.

** Here is a list of the dolls just added. Detailed descriptions are included on each of our applicable alphabetical listing pages.

"A" Page - Adora Belle Holiday 2008 by Marie Osmond - Adora Belle Poetry In Motion (Marie's 1st Ball Jointed Doll) - Adora Not So Scary Belle (Retail Exclusive LE 300) by Marie Osmond

"B" Page - Babies A Bloom Birthday Blossom Tiny Tots (African American Blossom, Blonde Blossom & Brunette Blossom) - Baby Cakes Bare Bottoms by Ping Lau - Baby Donny Tiny Tot by Karen Scott - Baby Googlie / Googly Eyes by Karen Scott - Baby Lisa Tiny Tot by Karen Scott - Baby Mermaid aka Little Mermaid (not Disney) by Ping Lau - Baby Olive Marie Toddler (self-portrait of Marie) by Marie Osmond & Karen Scott with costuming designed by Olive May Osmond - Bella Dear To My Heart Toddler by Sonja Bryer - Boo Who Tiny Tot by Karen Scott - Buttons & Bows Chocolate Anyone? by JoAnn Pohlman

"C" Page - Candy Corn Too Sweets Tot by Eddy Mosqueda - Christmas Cookie Tiny Tot by Karen Scott - Cookies & Milk Tiny Tot by Karen Scott

"D - H" Page - Daisy Wallflower by Jen Printy - Dark Chocolate Hershey Miniature Tinier Tot by Eddy Mosqueda - Ella Toddler by JoAnn Pohlman - Happy Haunting Keepsake

"I - L" Page - I Love You Baby by Sonja Bryer - Jacqueneta Fairy Rose Bud by Karen Scott - Kissy It All Better Tiny Tot by Marie Osmond - Little Things Keepsake

"M - Q" Page - Mommy's Girl Holiday (Retail Exclusive LE 300) by Karen Scott

"R - S" Page - Satin Material Girls Tiny Tot by Karen Scott - Serenity Becoming Butterflies Toddler by Beverly Stoehr - Smart Cookie Tiny Tot by Karen Scott - Sugar Cookie Tiny Tot by Karen Scott

(no new additions to our "T - Z" page, although you're welcome to still visit there for great deals!)

QVC will have 4 week first exclusives on: Adora Belle Poetry In Motion, Baby Donny Tiny Tot, Baby Olive Marie Toddler & Boo Who Tiny Tot. As Marie's show is anticipated to be in late August, that means retailers should expect these dolls to start shipping to us in late September for a late September or early October arrival.

** The first group of Whispering Willow Fairies dolls is now in. The dolls are wonderful and the packaging is pretty ornate. We have extras of all the debut dolls and are accepting pre-orders of the Fall / Holiday dolls and accessories. Please note that this is a Charisma Brands line but is not a "Marie Osmond" line. There are many different styles of poseable fairies in this line, truly something for everyone! Some of the holiday dolls, especially the Halloween are SUPER cute! We invite you to check out this very affordably priced series.

** Most of the June dolls will be shipping to arrive in late June around the time of Marie's show. A friendly reminder, as we're in Washington and Charisma's Distribution Center is in Maryland, it takes us about 7 to 8 calendar days to receive the dolls once they are shipped. (We hope to get most of the dolls in time for the show but ask for some flexibility as we can't control this, thanks!) Marie's shows on QVC will be on June 25th from 10:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. PST and June 26th from Noon to 1:00 p.m. PST and 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. PST. That's a lot of hours and a lot of great dolls to be shown! We are gladly accepting pre-orders for June dolls today!

** Count Your Beans recently met with the staff of Charisma Brands and we have lots of upcoming news to share over the next few days, so please check back as we do our updates! John had the pleasure of physically meeting with the staff and I participated online via webconferencing. We got to hear about the new releases for June, August, October and even a few new dolls in 2009! We're not allowed to disclose some of the information yet but we CAN say that there are many new fabulous dolls coming over the rest of this year. (We will be disclosing information as we get permission and there are some tidbits below.)

** Charisma has been listening to your comments! Thanks to all those who wrote in. They value your input and so do we. Charisma is going to be working hard to try and bring up the value and collectibility of Marie's dolls in the future. They are in the process of changing their pre-order policies later this year to a system which is more heavily based on advance consumer interest and demand. Charisma does not want to be producing a lot of excess dolls. They want more sell-outs and when this happens, the dolls will retain more of their value and will become more collectible again. What this means to you is that pre-orders are going to become more and more important. If Charisma and your retailers don't see that there is a heavy demand for a doll, very few will be produced and even though a COA may say 1500, there may only be one run of a doll unless demand dictates another run. (Demand in this case means there needs to be enough retailer pre-orders to Charisma to make it cost-effective for them to bring in another few hundred dolls.)

The tricky part about all of this is that we as retailers have to pre-order months in advance of the dolls arriving to us. In many cases, we are pre-ordering before pictures and official descriptions are even released. We of course will do our best to order to meet the demands of our customer base. We don't want to under-order nor do we want to order too many. It's a fine art, I guess! Sometimes a doll that is a sleeper turns out to be really popular (i.e. Jenna) and sometimes a doll that we think everyone will want doesn't have much demand. You can help by letting us know what kinds of dolls you like and want to see. We will post more on this later.

** 2 New Retail Exclusives have just been added to our website for pre-order: Adora Not So Scary Belle - a full body porcelain doll limited to 300 pieces & Mommy's Girl Holiday Toddler - a toddler in a beautiful sparkling gold and shimmering white dress, also limited to 300 pieces. (The hair & eye color on this doll is different than the original Mommy's girl, so much that it looks almost like a brand new sculpt.)

** Friends Toddler which was initially a QVC exclusive with a 4 week hold is now coming to retail at the end of June. She will have a teddy bear with her instead of a doll and we received word today that she will actually be a RETAIL exclusive limited to 1500.

** Confidence Becoming Butterflies Toddler & Arabella Catching Butterflies Tiny Tot just arrived and everyone who pre-ordered should have been contacted. If you did not receive an email or an invoice, please let us know at countyourbeans@aol.com.

** Out of stock dolls expecting to come back into stock later this month include: Apple Spice RAM - Cinnamon Streusel RAM - Lemon Poppyseed RAM - Blueberry RAM - Banana Nut RAM - French Kissy Tiny Tot - Baby Rosebud - Inspiration Becoming Butterflies - Summer Sunset - Wee Care - Teacher In Training - Leela - Edelweiss - What's Cookin' Tiny Tot - Love Ewe

** The first shipment of Too Sweet Tots should also be coming in this month: Caramel Chocolate, Mint Truffle, Orange Cream, Divinity & maybe one or two more

** The debut group of Whispering Willow Fairies dolls is now in transit and should be arriving to us this week! These poseable dolls are pretty amazing! You'll want to check out the Fall / Holiday collection too!

** More new Kewpies are coming in this month and there will be new figurines and dolls for late Summer and Fall. We hope to have these on our website within a week for pre-order! Kewpie will celebrate their 100th Anniversary next year so expect to be seeing Kewpie getting more and more coverage as the time draws near!

** Charisma is going to be doing some exciting new marketing promotions for the Summer and Fall with Doll Reader, Dolls, Fairies Magazine and more! Marie will be featured in the June Issue of Woman's World Magazine and the August Issue of Good Housekeeping.

** We are looking on ways to improve our website and customer buying experience. As there are just two of us and I handle the web-design, time is of the essence but we would like to improve our communciations process. To that end, be watching in the near future for some exciting new changes at Count Your Beans!

** Count Your Beans will be attending a one-on-one meeting with the Sales Force at Charisma Brands in Southern California on Wednesday, May 28th. Charisma is looking for feedback on how they can improve. If you have any input you'd like us to share, please email it to Karen at cntyrbeans@aol.com and we'll be sure to pass it along!

** We are proud to say that we reached our Shooting Star at eBay! As of today we hit 14,001 ratings and 18,173 overall with 100% positive feedback. We do our very best to take care of our customers and provid you 5 Star Service. Thank you to all who support us both through website purchases and eBay listings! We truly appreciate the opportunity to work with you and should there ever be an issue of any kind, please let Karen (cntyrbeans@aol.com) or John (countyourbeans@aol.com) know and we'll do our best to make it right. We're not perfect but we strive for perfection and strive to give you an excellent customer service experience. THANKS!

** We just lowered pricing on over 3 dozen different dolls! Please check our Marie Osmond Alphabetical Listings Pages to see the fantastic specials! We currently have over 330 Marie Osmond styles of Marie Osmond dolls available for order or pre-order!

A (32 listings) B (67 listings) C (33 listings) D - H (51 listings) I - L (29 listings) M - Q (45 listings) R - S (47 listings) T - Z (32 listings)

** Puddin just arrived into stock. Those who pre-ordered will be contacted by 5/17.

** We have just updated our Marie Osmond Alphabetical Listings Pages with more new sales! We currently have over 330 Marie Osmond styles of Marie Osmond dolls available for order or pre-order!

A (32 listings) B (67 listings) C (33 listings) D - H (51 listings) I - L (29 listings) M - Q (45 listings) R - S (47 listings) T - Z (32 listings)

The following dolls just arrived back into stock: Baby Alexis in Pink Tiny Tot (2nd shipment) - Dottie Tiny Tot (2nd shipment) - Mother's Day Keepsake (2nd shipment) - Ciarra (2nd shipment) - Just Ducky (2nd shipment) - Hydrangea Fairy (2nd shipment) - Candy Fashion - Mary Had A Little Lamb - Reverie Butterfly Fairy - Chenille Tiny Tot - Friendship Rose Bud Tiny Tot

Last Updated 5/2/08 - LOTS OF NEW SALES going on now! Some of our lowest prices ever on many dolls!

** Great SALES going on now! It's not too late for Mother's Day! We're happy to send gifts / secret sister gifts directly to the recepient and will include a free gift enclosure note upon request! We now offer gift certificates as well! (See our Osmond "A" page)

** Dolls expected to arrive in stock / back into stock on Monday, May 5th include: Baby Alexis in Pink Tiny Tot (2nd shipment) - Dottie Tiny Tot (2nd shipment) - Mother's Day Keepsake (2nd shipment) - Ciarra (2nd shipment) - Just Ducky (2nd shipment) - Hydrangea Fairy (2nd shipment) - Candy Fashion - Mary Had A Little Lamb - Reverie Butterfly Fairy - Chenille Tiny Tot - Friendship Rose Bud Tiny Tot

** Due to unexpected events, we fell a bit behind in our inventory / administration in the past week with pre-ordered dolls. If you ordered an in-stock April doll and have not yet been invoiced, we will be contacting you over the weekend. We apologize for the delay and appreciate your support. Thanks!

** Baby Rosebud is expected to come back into stock around the first week of June. We are still awaiting ETAs for Angel Baby Trio Tinier Tots - Pinky & Blue Boy Petite Amour - Puddin - Tree House Tots - Too Sweets Tots (from February and from April)

** New Fall 2008 Kewpies will be added to our site for pre-order within the next week. If you haven't yet seen a sneak peek of the new Whispering Willows Fairies line by Charisma Brands, we invite you to take a look at these amazing poseable fairy dolls! The debut dolls in this series are coming sometime later this month!

Last Updated 4/29/08 - LOTS OF NEW SALES added last week! Some of our lowest prices ever on many dolls!

The following April dolls just arrived into stock late on Monday, April 28th: Baby Alexis Pretty in Pink Tiny Tot - Butterfly Kissy Tiny Tot - Ciarra - Mommy's Girl Tiny Tot - Mother's Day Keepsake - Kamara - Just Ducky - Hydrangea Fairy - Lacey Tiny Tot - Eskimo Kissy Tiny Tot - Lil Slugger Blossom BAB Tiny Tot - Rosemary Tiny Tot - Osmond 50th Anniversary Keepsake - Krackel Hershey Miniature - Dottie CMN Tiny Tot

Those who pre-ordered these dolls will be contacted via email and invoiced by the end of Wednesday, April 30th. Orders that have already been prepaid will ship April 29th or April 30th.

We appreciate your patience as we inventory the incoming dolls and thank you for all your support. (If you have not heard from us by the end of 4/30, please check your spam filters to make sure our email didn't get gobbled up. If you have changed email addresses or if your email address in PayPal is not your regular email address, please let us know as we are getting some bouncebacks on PayPal email addresses.)

We are awaiting shipping new May ETAs on the following April dolls: Angel Baby Trio Tinier Tots - Pinky & Blue Boy Petite Amour - Puddin - Tree House Tots - Too Sweets Tots (from February and from April)

We have been told by Charisma that these dolls will be coming in sometime in May but we have no other information at this time.

As a reminder, Confidence and Arabella Catching Butterflies Tiny Tot are 4 week holds and will start shipping to retailers in late May. We expect them to arrive either the last week in May or first week in June.

Last Updated 4/23/08 - LOTS OF NEW SALES! Some of our lowest prices ever on many dolls!

Happy Show Day! Marie is on QVC today from 8 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. PST and again from 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. PST. We are offering QVC price matching on all dolls and have already updated our website to reflect these special discounts. If you have pre-ordered April dolls from us, we will adjust your pricing to reflect the lower QVC price match.

The following April dolls are now in transit and expected to arrive on Monday, April 28th: Baby Alexis Pretty in Pink Tiny Tot - Butterfly Kissy Tiny Tot - Ciarra - Mommy's Girl Tiny Tot - Mother's Day Keepsake - Kamara - Just Ducky - Hydrangea Fairy - Lacey Tiny Tot - Eskimo Kissy Tiny Tot - Lil Slugger Blossom BAB Tiny Tot - Rosemary Tiny Tot - Osmond 50th Anniversary Keepsake - Krackel Hershey Miniature - Dottie CMN Tiny Tot

We are awaiting shipping ETAs on the following April dolls: Angel Baby Trio Tinier Tots - Pinky & Blue Boy Petite Amour - Puddin

As a reminder, Confidence and Arabella Catching Butterflies Tiny Tot are 4 week holds and will start shipping to retailers in late May.

We have just updated our Marie Osmond Alphabetical Listings Pages! We currently have over 330 Marie Osmond styles of Marie Osmond dolls available for order or pre-order!

A (32 listings) B (67 listings) C (33 listings) D - H (51 listings) I - L (29 listings) M - Q (45 listings) R - S (47 listings) T - Z (32 listings)

We have some incredible Spring Specials going on at our website now! We know you have many choices when shopping for dolls. With many retailers shutting down or downsizing, this current economy is difficult and we feel very blessed to have all our wonderful collecting and dolly friends. We appreciate you supporting the Count Your Beans family and will do our best to provide you with 5 Star Service *****!

** Marie's next show dates on QVC are on Wednesday, April 23rd from 8 a.m - 10 a.m. PST and 4 p.m. - 5 p.m. PST. As always, we are happy to offer QVC price matching for any dolls on the show. (When a price match is offered, our Bonus Beans offered will be adjusted to reflect the sale pricing.) There is no sales tax charged if you are shipping outside of Washington state. We also continue to offer Free UPS Ground/Insured S/H in the continental USA on shipped orders of $50 or greater. If you have a P.O. Box, please include a street address in the notes section of your order when making a payment so your order will not be delayed.

Here is a list of the dolls that are supposed to be shown on QVC on Marie's April 23rd show: Angel Baby Trio Tinier Tots - Arabella Catching Butterflies Tiny Tot (4 week hold before shipping to CYB and other retailers in late May) - Baby Alexis In Pink Tiny Tot - Butterfly Kissy Tiny Tot - Ciarra - Confidence Becoming Butterflies (4 week hold before shipping to us and other retailers) - Dottie CMN Tiny Tot - Eskimo Kissy Tiny Tot - Hydrangea Fairy - Just Ducky - Kamera - Krackel Hershey Miniatures - Lacey Tiny Tot - Mommy's Girl Tiny Tot - Mother's Day Keepsake - Osmond 50th Anniversary Keepsake - Pinky & Blue Boy Petite Amours - Puddin - Rosemary Tiny Tot - Tree House Tots

These dolls with the exception of the 4 week holds will start shipping to retailers at the end of this week. We expect to start receiving them between April 24th and April 28th.

** The debut group of Whispering Willow Fairies will begin shipping in May. (This is a push-back from the original April estimate.) We now have Fall and Holiday Whispering Willow Fairies available for pre-order on our Whispering Willows Fairies webpage as well.

Charisma released today a revised listing of the new June dolls. In addition to the ones we previously listed below, there are some new offerings as well. Rather than make you have to go back to our previous posts, I'll go ahead and list all the June Release dolls here. They are also all listed on our website with descriptions. All are available for pre-order with either a $5 or $10 deposit!

Aiko Toddler by Ping Lau - Baby Amy by Karen Scott - Baby Steiner by Karen Scott - Banana Cream Pie by Jo Ann Pohlman - Buttons & Bows Mellow Yellow by Jo Ann Pohlman - Daisy Babies a Bloom Blossoms Tiny Tot by Ping Lau - Dusty Ann Tiny Tot by JoAnn Pohlman - Express Yourself Baby by Sonja Bryer - Fiona Fairy Rose Bud by Karen Scott - Friends Toddler with dolly friend by Jo Ann Pohlman - Lily 3's A Charm Cat Doll by Ping Lau - Milk Chocolate Hershey Miniatures by Eddy Mosqueda - Nettie Tiny Tot by Karen Scott - Patricia Lynn Tiny Tot by Beverly Stoehr - Roly Poly Bare Bottoms Doll by Ping Lau - Rosey / Rosie by Jen Printy - Sealed With A Kissy Tiny Tot by Marie Osmond - Susie Rose Bouquet Tiny Tot by Lisa Hatch - Tutti Fairy Baby by Karen Scott

New Series Notes: Tutti is the debut doll in Marie's new Fairy Baby series. Fiona is the debut doll in Marie's new Fairy Rose Bud series. Express Yourself Baby is the debut in a new toddler series where collectors can personalize their own doll. Rosey is the debut doll in a new series of dancing Wall Flowers dolls.

4 Week Holds for the June show: Friends Toddler, Tutti Fairy Baby & Fiona Fairy Rose Bud are all currently slated as 4 week holds. This means that they will be shown on Marie's show on QVC in June and then will ship to retailers 4 weeks after the show date. Please allow approximately 5 weeks after the show date for us to receive these dolls into stock. We always truly appreciate your patience and support in ordering the 4 week hold dolls with us. As always, we are happy to match QVC pricing for these dolls and any others on their show as well.

All of these dolls can be found by search alphabetically in our Marie Osmond Alphabetical Listings. Here are also some quick links below.

A (32 listings) B (67 listings) C (33 listings) D - H (51 listings) I - L (29 listings) M - Q (45 listings) R - S (47 listings) T - Z (32 listings)

We have just updated our Marie Osmond Alphabetical Listings Pages! We currently have over 330 Marie Osmond styles of Marie Osmond dolls available for order or pre-order!

** Some additional new dolls have been tentatively added to the June line-up. These dolls are now all listed on our website for pre-order: Daisy Blossom BAB Tiny Tot - Dusty Ann Tiny Tot - Nettie Tiny Tot - Patricia Lynne Tiny Tot - Sealed With A Kissy Tiny Tot

Other June dolls that we already have on our website for pre-order include: Baby Cakes - Baby Steiner - Banana Cream Pie Toddler - Buttons and Bow Mellow Yellow & Milk Chocolate Hershey's Miniature. Roly Poly is likely going to be released in August instead of June.

** Little Things Toddler just arrived! Those who pre-ordered will be contacted by email and invoiced for their balance by 3/31. We do have extras of this cute doll now in stock if interested!

** Now also back in stock: Jenna - Leela - Bala - Love Ewe - Mary Had A Little Lamb - Ants In My Pants Tinier Tot - Bee In My Bonnet Tinier Tot - Adora TuTu Cute Belle - Dream Girl - Nettie - Clara - Whipped Cream - Rapunzel - Rose Marie Springtime - Peaches & Cream - Chocolate Raspberry Rag-A-Muffin - Cherry Rag-A-Muffin - Tabitha Fairy Tiny Tot - What's Cookin' Tiny Tot - Bear Hugs & Kissy Tiny Tot - Baby Adora Belle Tiny Tot - Georgianna Tiny Tot - Friendship Rose Tiny Tot - Adora Parade - You're Bugging Me Tinier Tot and more!

** New Spring 2008 Kewpie dolls just arrived: Statue of Liberty - Lost World - Pool Party - Winner's Circle - Kewpie Kupcake - Classic Pink Romper - Mint Julep - Going To The Chapel + all 12 Horoscope Kewpie dolls

** We have just updated our Marie Osmond Alphabetical Listings Pages with even more BRAND NEW SPRING SALES! We currently have over 330 Marie Osmond styles of Marie Osmond dolls available for order or pre-order!

** Marie Osmond had a very special limited edition show on QVC on 3/25. Unfortunately, all the dolls shown during this broadcast were QVC exclusives and will not be coming to Count Your Beans or other retailers. We hope you enjoyed the show and were able to get what you liked!

** In thinking about Marie's Limited Edition Exclusive show yesterday, it reminded us how much collectors like the lower edition size dolls! A lot of people wrote hoping the prices of dolls shown on TV would be lower because they wanted to have a special lower limited edition size doll in their collection.

In appreciation of our customers and collecting friends, we are happy to say that we currently have many LOW edition size dolls (many are Retail Exclusive) available at FANTASTIC Value Pricing!

Here are dolls we currently have in stock with edition sizes of 500 or less:

Collette Cotillion (LE 100) at $79.95 (Retail $199.95) - Our Lowest Price Ever! - Adora Belle High Society (LE 500) at $74.95 (Retail $99.95) - Adora My Dolly Belle (LE 350) at $129.95 - Baby Mein Leibling Mother's Eyelet (LE 200) at $124.95 (Retail $199.95) - Crystal Pink (LE 300) at $124.95 (Retail $149.95) - My Friend Holiday (LE 250) at $124.95 (Retail $159.95) - Princess & the Pea Pincushion Doll (LE 500) at $59.95 (Retail $119.95) - Radiance Becoming Butterflies (LE 500) at $129.95 (Retail $159.95) - Rose Marie Holiday (LE 500) at $109.95 (Retail $149.95) - Rose Marie Springtime (LE 300) at $129.95 (Retail $149.95) - Rubina Fairy Doll (LE 300) at $159.95 (Count Your Beans Retail Exclusive!) - Sasha 2007 (LE 500) at $114.95 (Retail $169.95)

A (32 listings) B (67 listings) C (33 listings) D - H (51 listings) I - L (29 listings) M - Q (45 listings) R - S (47 listings) T - Z (32 listings)

Hello everyone! This is quite a week with St. Patrick's Day on one end and Easter on the other! Happy Holidays to all! Thanks for your support!

** The following February 2008 "4 week hold" dolls have just arrived: Chenille Tiny Tot - Daisyetta Tiny Tot - French Kissy Tiny Tot - Olive May 50th Anniversary Toddler - Those who pre-ordered will be emailed and invoiced for their balance due by 3/20.

We are still awaiting Little Things Toddler (ETA 1 1/2 - 2 weeks?) - Caramel Too Sweets - Mint Truffle Too Sweets - Tiger

** Other dolls which just came back into stock include another shipment of Jenna (sold out, but we do have another order due in around the end of the month) - Bala - Petals (sold out, but we do have another order placed) - Buttons & Bows In The Pink - Teacher In Training - Vopul Cactus BAB - Edelweiss BAB - Sabrina Fairy Tiny Tot - Tabitha Fairy Tiny Tot - Hugs Tiny Tot - Baby Adora Belle Tiny Tot - Love Ewe - Harmony - Inspiration - Dream Girl - Peaceable - Baby Betty Boop Original - Organza - Keepsake Birthday - Keepsake Friendship - Keepsake Sweet 16

** Marie's April show on QVC has been announced for April 23rd from 8 a.m. - 10 a.m. PST and 4 p.m. - 5 p.m. PST.

** Just Ducky was announced to be the last in the My Pet Series. This doll is incredibly adorable and very popular in pre-order. Don't miss out if interested! Other April dolls which are very popular so far are Kamara, Confidence, Hydrangea Fairy, Eskimo Kissy Tiny Tot, Butterfly Kissy Tiny Tot, Arabella Catching Butterflies Tiny Tot and the Osmond 50th Anniversary Keepsake.

** We got a sneak peek at Charisma's recent webinar of the Whispering Willows Fall Enchantment Collection. There are going to be a lot of adorable new holiday themed fairies to complement the debut dolls coming out around April. If you have not yet checked out the Whispering Willows Fairy dolls, we invite you visit this section of our website and also view the accompanying YouTube video.

** The following dolls are expected to arrive back into stock sometime 3/19 - 3/21: Jenna (re-order almost sold out) - Petals (re-order almost sold out) - Teacher In Training (re-order almost sold out) - Leela (re-order almost sold out), Bala (re-order almost sold out), Friendship Keepsakes, Birthday Keepsakes, Baby Adora Belle Tiny Tot, Baby Adora Belle In Pink Toddler, Harmony, Little Red Riding Hood

** The following dolls are now retired and sold-out from Count Your Beans and Charisma and are not expected to come back in stock: All Toiled Up Tiny Tot, Baby Rachel, Child's Play Rose Tiny Tot, Desiree Head Ornament, Goldilocks, Heaven's Helpers Ornaments # 2, Mary 2007, Peaches & Cream Toddler, Tranquility

** The following dolls are very low in stock at Count Your Beans and are also retired. These are sold out at Charisma so once we sell our remaining supply, they are not expected to come back in. Last Chance: Blueberry Muffin Tiny Tot, Breena Fairy Tiny Tot, Brianna Lavender Tiny Tot, Chrysanthemum BAB, Got Milk? Tiny Tot, Raspberry Tart Tiny Tot, Tulip BAB.

** Baby Rosebud was allocated into multiple shipments. We placed 3 orders for her and received our first which was sold out in pre-orders. Our 2nd order (also sold out in pre-order) and our 3rd order (dolls still availabe) should be coming in the May / June timeframe. This is a push-back for our second order which we expected in late February. Those who have dolls pre-ordered will be contacted to see if they want to wait until May / June or have the deposit refunded or transferred to another doll.

** Chenille Tiny Tot, Daisyetta Tiny Tot, French Kissy Tiny Tot, Little Things Toddler & Olive May Loving Tribute Toddler will be shipping to retailers near the end of this month.

** Marie will be showing her April Release dolls on QVC on Wednesday, April 23rd at 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. PST and 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. PST. We are hoping to receive the April release dolls in (except for the 4 week hold dolls Confidence & Arabella Catching Butterflies Tiny Tot) around the time of the April show.

** Peaceable Becoming Butterflies doll just arrived, hooray!! Those who pre-ordered will be contacted within by the end of 3/6. We do have a few extras leftover so if you have not already pre-ordered her, she is available for order today! Mary Had A Little Lamb and Adora Tu Tu Cute Belle and Luv Some Bunny are also back in stock!

** We just got back in another supply of Spring 2008 Marie Osmond catalogs. If you did not get one yet and your shipped order is $100 or over, we will be including one for free with your next shipment. (Extra catalogs are $5 upon request.)

** The following dolls are on re-order and expected back in within a couple weeks. Please feel free to pre-order! (Included but not limited to: Jenna - Leela - Bala - Peaches & Cream - Buttons & Bows In The Pink - Petals - My Puppy Love - Baby Betty Boop - Baby Adora Belle Tiny Tot - Clara Once Upon A Dress

** The following olders dolls recently came back into stock and are on sale: Ainsly - Rose Marie Springtime - Summer Sunset - Little Princess - Georgianna Tiny Tot - Friendship Rose Bud Tiny Tot - American Classic Rose Tiny Tot - Remember Me Rose Bud Tiny Tot

** We are still awaiting an ETA for Tiger. He is apparently still out in the wild! Thanks for your patience!

We have just updated our Marie Osmond Alphabetical Listings Pages! We currently have over 330 Marie Osmond styles of Marie Osmond dolls available for order or pre-order!

** We are doing a QVC TSV price match for the Too Sweet Tots. Anyone who already pre-ordered any of the dolls will get the discount. The way we broke it down was to $24.95 apiece, a $5 per doll savings. We have asked Charisma about the arrival dates for subsequent dolls in the series beyond Mint Truffle & Caramel but they are not sure yet which dolls are coming when. We appreciate your patience and will post new information on these dolls as we have them.

** Some of the dolls in the Spring 2008 catalog that were initially marked as Spring / April releases on our website are now more likely to be sometime in the Summer since they were not listed in Charisma's presentation of April releases that was emailed to retailers a little over a week ago.) If I haven't done so already, I will be updating the webpages to reflect that. Dolls I can think of offhand include Roly Poly & Baby Cakes (these are the 2nd and 3rd dolls in the new Bare Bottoms Series by Ping Lau), Milk Chocolate Hershey Miniatures (Krackel will come out first in April), Aiko (probably June) & Banana Cream Pie (probably June).

** There is no confirmed date yet for Marie's April QVC show but we believe it will be in late April. (We hope to receive April dolls around the time of the show.) There is no word yet as to if Confidence Becoming Butterflies is the only 4 week QVC hold for April but if there are changes, we'll let you know! (We're hoping it will stay as is!)

** The ETA for the Whispering Willow Fairies dolls will be LATE April. Thank you so much to all who have pre-ordered. We apprecaiate your support of this whimsical new series!

** The 12 Horoscope Kewpie dolls are now in stock. I will be updating our Kewpie section within 24 hours so that you may order them directly. If you have pre-ordered, we will be contacting you within 24 hours.

** Our 2nd shipment of Baby Rosebud was delayed and we're looking to get an ETA. (At this point, please assume March at the earliest.) Peaceable and Tiger have not arrived into Charisma as of Friday, February 22nd. Peaceable should be coming first and we've revised her ETA for early March. We are not sure if Tiger is on the same container.

Hi! We hope everyone had a nice Valentine's Day and enjoyed watching Marie's shows on QVC! So many cuties and beauties, it's often hard to choose! We are proud to carry one of the widest selection of in-stock Marie Osmond dolls available online and want to thank all of you who trust us with your dolly dollars!

As the last few days have been quite busy, we are playing catch-up with emails and website orders from the last few days and appreciate your patience! Please note if calling in the mornings or early afternoons PST on Monday, Wednesday or Friday that we are doing shipping and your call is more likely to reach voicemail than if you call in the later part of the day. (We're doing our best to respond quickly. Email is usually the best way to reach us as we tend to burn the midnight oil.)

*** We have just added PICTURES for the following April dolls: Angel Baby Trio Tinier Tots - Arabella Catching Butterflies Tiny Tot - Butterfly Kissy Tiny Tot - Ciarra - Confidence Becoming Butterflies (just added, will be a QVC first 4 week hold) - Dottie Children's Miracle Network Tiny Tot - Eskimo Kissy Tiny Tot - Hydrangea Fairy - Just Ducky - Kamara - Krackel Hershey Miniatures - Lacey Tiny Tot - Lil Slugger Babies A Bloom Blossoms Tiny Tot - Mommy's Girl Tiny Tot - Osmond 50th Anniversary Keepsake - Pinky & Blue Boy Petite Amours - Puddin - Rosemary Tiny Tot --- all of these dolls are available for pre-order now.

The only 4 week hold for April that we've heard of so far (subject to change) is Confidence Becoming Butterflies by Sonja Bryer.. There is also going to be a Mother's Day 2008 Keepsake doll as well as the debut of a new doll series called Wall Flowers. The first doll in the series will be Rosey by Jen Printy (new Marie Osmond doll artist). We will have these new dolls available for pre-order within the next 48 hours or so.

** For those of you who have purchased our Marie Osmond Exclusive doll, Rubina Fairy, thank you! She turned out so lovely and we really appreciate all the kind feedback we have heard. It means a lot to us! We've had some questions as to if there is going to be a Rubina Fairy Tiny Tot made in the future and when we spoke to Tracy, the National Sales Director at Charisma, she said that none was planned as individual store retail exclusives generally do not become tiny tots. (I think Savannah Tiny Tot from Lane's may be the sole exception.) That being said, we honestly would not be surprised if Rubina was made into a tot because she is so awesome and fairies are extremely popular. This being said, we were told that no Rubina Fairy Tiny Tot was in the works at this time. So I guess it is one of those things that is up in the air. If there is enough demand for her and the original is a sell-out, maybe they'll change their mind.

We've also had a couple questions about the pricing of Rubina Fairy and if she will ever go on sale. Our philosophy is that since we are the only retailers of this doll, we want to make sure that Rubina Fairy holds her value for all those who have purchased her. John and I discussed that the best way to do this would be to keep her store price at $159.95 (with free S/H) until sell-out. Other fairies like Blanca Fairy and Daisyetta Fairy did a good job at holding their retail value and we want our collecting friends to know that their special limited fairy that they purchased from Count Your Beans with Marie's personal signature on the Certificate of Authenticity is not only a gorgeous collectible but a wonderful value for such a small limited worldwide edition. Thanks so much for your support with this!

** We try to keep our website stock updated however as I do all the updates and website coding manually, there are occasions where something will be in stock but will be sold out before I have the chance to update. If this is the case, we will refund your payment and/or offer you the option to keep the doll on order if it's something we have coming back in shortly. If you ever have any questions, please let us know! THANKS! Karen & John

** The following February 2008 dolls jave just arrived into stock: Baby Rosebud - Buttons & Bows Pink - Luv Some Bunny - Mary Had A Little Lamb - You're Bugging Me Tinier Tot - Adora Tu Tu Cute Belle - Pansy Blossom Babies A Bloom Tiny Tot - Valentine Keepsake 2008 - I will be updating the website to reflect stock status and QVC price matching within the next 24 hours.

These are partial shipments with more on the way. Where we received only partial shipments, orders will be filled first in order of pre-order date. Our second shipment is expected by the end of next week. We do have enough dolls from most of the first shipments to fill our pre-orders and we do have extras of some dolls as well. Dolls that are almost sold out (first shipment) include Baby Rosebud, Buttons & Bows Pink, Adora Tu Tu Cute, Valentine Keepsake 2008.

Today and tomorrow are expected to be quite busy and we will be doing our best to contact all customers who have pre-ordered within the next 72 hours. Thanks so much for your patience!

Peaceable & Tiger have not yet shipped from Charisma Brands. They were supposed to be into us this week but were delayed to Charisma's Maryland Distribution Center. They should be arriving to Charisma (in Maryland) in their next container which will hopefully be shortly. The new ETA has been pushed back to late February or early March.. Poor Tiger.... he's been waiting for over a year to appear!! It will be GRRRRRRRReat to see him! We apologize for the delay and thank you again for your support!

As a friendly reminder, the following dolls are February releases but 4 week holds with QVC. That means they get an exclusive the first 4 weeks and then Charisma ships to us. Realistically, we should get the dolls about 5 weeks from now, should all go well: Chenille Tiny Tot - French Kissy Tiny Tot - Olive May 50th Anniversary - Little Things Toddler - Caramel Too Sweets Tot - Mint Truffle Too Sweets Tot.

** We WILL be matching the QVC TSV for the Too Sweets Tots but need to figure out the pricing after we see what is shown on TV today. The plate that they are showing on TV is not available to retailers. We will be offering the dolls individually as well as in sets.

*** There will be a new Becoming Butterflies Retail Exclusive coming in April. Her name is Confidence. We should get pictures and a description by Monday but we can tell you in advance that she has dark hair and is dressed in a beautiful red dress with butterfly wings.

** Please check out Rubina (Valentina) Fairy, our BEAUTIFUL new Count Your Beans Retail Exclusive Doll - Now In Stock!**

** Rubina (Valentina) Fairy is now in stock at Count Your Beans! We have been sending emails and invoices throughout the weekend. If you have not heard from us and you did not see an email in your spam folder or a PayPal invoice in your PayPal account, please contact us countyourbeans@aol.com because we have tried to contact everyone. (There were a couple people with bouncing email addresses where we need to get your most current information.)

We are quite pleased with the way that Rubina Fairy has turned out! Marie has hand-signed each Certificate of Authenticity and we will be taking close-up pictures of Rubina in the next few days so that you may see extra detailing on her face and body. She does come with a doll stand and instructions for attaching her fairy wings. (If you leave the wings off, you could display her as Rubina Ballerina!)

Thank you to everyone for your patience and support. This is our first Count Your Beans Marie Osmond exclusive and it has been quite a learning experience for us. We feel very blessed to have such awesome customers & collecting friends. We hope you will get as much joy out of Rubina as we do!

** We have been told that most Marie Osmond February releases are now in transit to us. Most dolls should arrive by the time of Marie's 2/13 shows on QVC. Some dolls will be coming in split shipments where we expect the first shipment next week and our second shipment about a week afterwards. We have not seen the packing manifest yet so details are subject to change. We are however however expecting first shipments of the following dolls to be arriving shortly: Adora Tu Tu Cute Belle - Baby Rosebud - Buttons & Bows In The Pink - Luv Some Bunny - Mary Had A Little Lamb - Pansy Babies A Bloom Tiny Tot - Peaceable Becoming Butterflies - Rosebud - Tiger - Valentine Keepsake - You're Bugging Me Tinier Tot

As a reminder, the following February releases have a QVC first 4 week hold and will not ship out to retailers until approximately 4 weeks after Marie's 2/13 show on QVC. As dolls ship are shipping to us from Charisma's Distribution Center in Maryland, our estimate for these dolls to come in is somewhere between March 20th and March 26th. This includes: Caramel Too Sweets Tot - Chenille Tiny Tot - Daisyetta Fairy Tiny Tot - French Kissy Tiny Tot - Little Things Toddler - Mint Truffle Too Sweets Tot - Olive May 50th Anniversary Toddler

** We were told on Thursday, February 7th that Little Things Toddler which was originally slated to be an April / Spring release has been pushed up to February and will be shown on Marie's Feburary 13th QVC show. She will also be a QVC first 4 week hold but we are definitely taking pre-orders now and even have a picture of her up at our website. We suspect this doll will be quite popular as she is named for Marie's 2008 Theme... Little Things from A to Z...

*** Spring 2008 Catalogs have now arrived. Although these are for sale for $5 apiece upon request (retailers do have to purchase catalogs from Charisma), we will be including 1 Catalog free per customer with a shipped order of $100 or greater. For those of you who purchased Rubina, we are including a catalog in with your order. For those who have February dolls on order with us, we will include a catalog with your next shipment. (Shipping the catalogs with the dolls saves us quite a bit in fees and with the shipping rates the way they are, every little bit counts!)

*** As many of you may know, we do quite a bit of selling at eBay in addition to our website sales at CountYourBeans.com. eBay just made a lot of new changes to their policies, including fee increases. Some have asked if we are going to continue selling at eBay and the answer is yes. We do love our auction customers but we certainly do appreciate when they buy from us here at our website as this saves us quite a bit in listing and final valuation fees. It also allows us to offer website only specials such as Bonus Beans and Free S/H on shipped orders over $50. We are proud of over 17,500 positive feedbacks we have received at eBay over the past 9 years and hope to continue working with you no matter whether you buy from us here through our website (hint, hint) or in auction. Thanks!

*** RUBINA FAIRY DOLL UPDATE! ***

The following email is being sent out today to those customers who have pre-ordered Rubina Fairy with us. If you have not received a copy within 24 hours, please check your spam filters first and if it's not there, please let us know as we want to make sure we have your correct email address on file, thanks!

We are writing to give you an update on the Count Your Beans exclusive Marie Osmond Rubina Fairy doll that you pre-ordered from Count Your Beans.

First, we want to thank you so much for your patience in waiting for this doll to come in! We appreciate your support and are looking forward to getting this beautiful doll to you! As you may be aware if you have been following the Osmond News Page on our website, Charisma Brands promised us that we would receive this doll in plenty of time to ship for Valentine's Day. Unfortunately, due to a port and shipping distribution center delay, the dolls did not physically leave Charisma until February 5th or February 6th.

They definitely do apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. We sincerely apologize as well as we want to be people of our word and always try to pass along the most up-to-date accurate information. We really do believe this beauty will be worth the wait. She is so lovely, she can easily be displayed year 'round!

To the best of our understanding, these dolls *should* be arriving to us sometime on Friday, February 8th but we do not know if it will be early or late in the day. If the dolls come in before 1:00 p.m., we will do our best to get out a same day turn-around on Rubina for all dolls that are pre-paid.

We will be sending you a Paypal invoice for your balance shortly and if you doll is paid in full by 10:00 am PST on Friday, Feb. 8th, we will try our best to get her out to you that day via UPS Ground/Insured S/H. (We are offering Free UPS Grd/Ins S/H on this doll.) Our next UPS shipping day after Friday, February 8th will be Monday, February 11th.

If this is a Valentine's Gift that will be arriving late and you would like us to email you a free Valentine's Enclosure Note to you or the recipient saying that a special surprise is on the way, we would be happy to do so upon request. We can personalize with any note you'd like. If interested, just email Karen at cntyrbeans@aol.com.

If you need this doll for Valentine's Day, we do offer USPS Priority/Insured Shipping & USPS Express/Insured Shipping with an $8.50 S/H Credit toward actual cost. Please let us know if you would like this option and if you provide your shipping zip code, we will be more than happy to quote that for you. Dolls shipped via USPS Priority or USPS Express that are prepaid will go out either Friday, February 8th or Saturday, February 9th.

Thank you so much for all of your support and we really hope you will enjoy this wonderful treasure. We strive to provide you with 5 Star Service and look forward to the opportunity to work with you for many years to come. If you have any questions, just let us John (countyourbeans@aol.com) or Karen (cntyrbeans@aol.com) know!

Warmest Wishes,

Karen & John

We have just updated our Marie Osmond Alphabetical Listings Pages! We currently have over 330 Marie Osmond styles of Marie Osmond dolls available for order or pre-order!

** Our first supply of Adora My Dolly Belle is now in. Customers who pre-ordered have either been contacted or will be contacted by 2/4. We have two other orders of this doll coming in. The first is expected in early February and the second is expected in mid-February. Our Charisma Sales Rep says she believe this doll will sell out soon at Charisma so if you have not pre-ordered her, we do recommend you do so!

** Rubina is supposed to be in transit to us now. We are awaiting the tracking # for her but we are *hoping* she will arrive by the middle of the week so we can turn her around quickly for you for possible Valentine's Day arrival. (We can't guarantee that at this point since we don't have tracking information but we are doing our best to make sure that once the dolls arrive, everyone is contacted quickly.) If you want to pay off your balance is advance, just drop John or me a line at countyourbeans@aol.com and we'll send you an invoice for your balance. **

** The Marie Osmond dolls that will be shown on Marie's QVC show on February 13th are supposed to ship from Maryland early next week. We are hoping to therefore have them in time for the show. The exceptions would be the "4 week hold dolls - Daisyetta TT, French Kissy TT, Too Sweets Caramel, Too Sweets Mint Truffle & Olive May 50th Anniversary. The 4 week holds should ship in mid-March to arrive in mid to late March.

** A special note for dolls that are out of stock and on re-order: We are noticing that the average arrival time for in-stock re-orders to get to us from the time we order is running around 2 1/2 - 3 weeks. It used to be much sooner but as Charisma's shipping operations are now based out of Maryland, there are extra days in the process on both the front and back end. Please keep this in mind when ordering. We will do our best to provide you with quality service and quick turnaround but we unfortunately cannot control the speed of transit. Thanks as always for your support!! **

** Please feel free to read our January news updates as there is a lot of great news there as well! Also, please check out our great Winter Sales! **

** The 12 New Horoscope / Zodiac Kewpies should be shipping to us to arrive in Mid-February. These are available for pre-order now! **

** There has been a lot of excitement and buzz about Charisma's new Whispering Willows Fairy & Fantasy doll line. We are accepting pre-orders now and many of these items are debuting in trade shows throughout the country. Charisma anticipates / estimates that the first shipment to retailers will be sometime in April. This is subject to change and we invite you to our Whispering Willow Fairies page for updates as we have them.

** Adora My Dolly Belle is in transit and will be arriving on 1/28/08. We called and emailed Charisma last week to confirm the shipping date for Rubina and we hope to hear something back on Monday or Tuesday. (They are currently at the IDEX Doll & Bear Show in Florida so we don't expect a response until at least Monday.)

** We have received pictures for the Whispering Willow Fairies line by Silke Janas Schloesser and have created a brand new resource center on our website for the Whispering Willows Fairies line. This is a new Charisma Brands line for 2008 and the fairy dolls are amazing! Please visit!

** Please feel free to read our other January updates below for lots of great information on February and Spring 2008 dolls! Thanks for looking! **

*** Rubina Fairy Update Reminder! Charisma is expecting to receive this doll into port within a week and they have told us we should have her around the first week of February. We were hoping for the end of January but we have been assured that we'll still have the dolls in stock in time to turn around to you for Valentine's Day. If you have not yet seen our beautiful store exclusive Marie Osmond Fairy sculpted by Karen Scott, we invite you to do so! We still have her available for pre-order!

*** In addition to all the February 2008 dolls, we have added more new Marie Osmond Spring 2008 catalog dolls to our website for pre-order. (The Spring catalogs are not in stock yet, we have just our store copy.) Dolls that were not included previously but are now available to pre-order include: Kamara by Ping Lau - Little Things Toddler by Jo Ann Pohlman - Baby Cakes by Ping Lau - Roly Poly by Ping Lau - Puddin' by Ping Lau

We have also just added the Tree House Tots Tree House & Tree House Tots Collection by Debbie Sampson - Includes: Tree House Tots Treehouse - Gone Fishing & New Point of View Set of 2 - First Kiss Set of 2 - Come Down Here & Say That and Come Fly Away Set of 2 - Never Grow Tired of Playtime Set of 2 - No Girls Allowed Set of 2 - Birds and Bees Set of 2

We are in the process of adding all 12 of the Too Sweets Series to our website for pre-order. We believe these Eddy Mosqueda sculpted dolls will be released throughout 2008 and are not sure in which order they will appear except for the first 3: Caramel (1st 3) - Mint Truffle (1st 3) - Cherry Cordial (1st 3 - QVC exclusive, sorry) - Lemon Cream - Peanut Butter - Raspberry Cream - Chocolate Marshmallow - Divinity - Turtle - Dark Chocolate Truffle - Orange Cream

*** Adora My Dolly Belle Retail Exclusive is in transit now and should be in stock either 1/25 or 1/28. We have the following dolls on re-order and expect them in early February or late January: Jenna - Summer Sunset - Cream Puff - Baby Elvis - Lemon Meringue Toddler - Rose Marie Springtime - Polly Poodle BAB - Baby Boop - Inspiration - Harmony - Pumpkin Spice RAM - Cat's Meow - My Puppy Love - Princess Rose Tiny Tot - Baby Adora Belle Tiny Tot - Baby Donny - Bear Hugs & Kissy Tiny Tot - Cuddle Me Kissy & Huggs

*** Rag-A-Muffin Cups issue: If you have received a damaged Rag-A-Muffin muffin cup with your Marie Osmond Rag-A-Muffin, Count Your Beans and Charisma Brands are very sorry about this inconvenience. This is a defect issue and is unfortunately an ongoing problem with the Rag-A-Muffin doll series. Charisma is working to rectify this and will replace defective / damaged cups for you upon request. Their customer service # is (800) 779-5335 and you can ask for the Charisma Brands doll hospital. Please allow time for them to send you a replacement. Thanks!

*** Pictures, pricing and pre-order information for the debut of Charisma's new 18 Whispering Willows Fairies were received today and we will be working on adding this section to our website for pre-order later this week. Dolls by Silke Janas-Schloesser include: Tatianna - Dianna - Maurelle - Olinda - Shaylee - Nissa - Evangeline - Irina - Giselle - Nolana - Zoar - Rosina - Lunette - Elvette - Huckleberry Hijinx - Trixie Tussle - Flannery Faust & Brucie. Prices will range from $29.95 - $149.95 and the ETA for this dolls is tentatively April 2008

*** We have added pictures, pricing and pre-order information for 23 new 2008 Kewpie dolls. The 12 Kewpies from the Horoscope Collection should be in stock in early February. The other 11 dolls should be available in Spring 2008. There are SO MANY cute choices and most are priced at $29.95 -- great for yourself, great for gifts!

*** The following February 2008 pictures have been released and added to our website today: Valentine Keepsake - Peaceable Becoming Butterflies by Jo Ann Pohlman - Adora TuTu Cute Belle by Marie Osmond - Baby Rosebud Toddler by Beverly Stoehr - Mary Had A Little Lamb Once Upon A Dress by Karen Scott - You're Bugging Me Tinier Tot by Sonja Bryer - Buttons & Bows In The Pink by Jo Ann Pohlman - Luv Some Bunny by Karen Scott - Pansy Babies A Bloom Blossoms Tiny Tot - Tiger 3's A Charm (at last!!)

Dolls which are QVC first 4 week exclusives will not have their pictures released until later, presumably after the show or after 4 weeks from the show, however Charisma decides. This includes: Caramel Too Sweets by Eddy Mosqueda - Mint Truffle Too Sweets by Eddy Mosqueda - Chenille Material Girls Tiny Tot by Karen Scott - Daisyetta Fairy Tiny Tot by Karen Scott - French Kissy Tiny Tot by Marie Osmond - Olive May 50th Anniversary Toddler by Marie Osmond

*** Rubina Fairy Update! Charisma is expecting to receive this doll into port within a week and they have told us we should have her around the first week of February. We were hoping for the end of January but we have been assured that we'll still have the dolls in stock in time to turn around to you for Valentine's Day. If you have not yet seen our beautiful store exclusive Marie Osmond Fairy sculpted by Karen Scott, we invite you to do so! We still have her available for pre-order!

*** February 2008 & many Spring 2008 dolls are being added to our website for pre-order today! Thanks so much for your support! ***

*** Have you pre-ordered our Count Your Beans Retail Exclusive Fairy yet? Rubina Valentina Fairy is expected to arrive near the end of January. She is limited to 300 dolls and her Certificate of Authenticity is to be hand-signed by Marie Osmond.

*** Adora My Dolly Belle was just announced today! She is a Retailer Exclusive doll limited to just 350 pieces and will be $129.95. We are pretty sure she is full body porcelain and she comes with a dolly friend. We are accepting pre-orders now. Estimated delivery date is late January.

*** Charisma Brands Web Conference - Charisma Brands had a web / tele-conference on Friday afternoon with a number of their top retailers. The topics of discussion included New Marie Osmond Dolls for Winter / Spring 2008, Marie's new theme for 2008, a sneak peek at the Spring 2008 catalog and information about other Charisma Brands lines such as Kewpie, Candy Fashion, Penny Brite and the new Whispering Willows Fairies.

Marie's theme for 2008 is "It's The Little Things That Count". Her new Spring 2008 Catalog (which is not yet available) is designed with the theme, "It's the Little Things from A to Z" and features a number of new lines including Too Sweet Tots -- the confection collection, Tree House Tots by Debbie Sampson, Hershey Miniatures (3") and other little delights including 3 bare-bottomed cute resin figurine dolls. Many of Marie's dolls for this year will be 3" - 5" and in the $29.95 - $49.95 price point.

Of course she certainly won't forget adding favorite toddlers to other popular lines as well. Look for Just Ducky and Luv Some Bunny in the My Pet Collection, Peaceable in the Becoming Butterflies Series, Banana Cream to finish off the Creme de la Creme Series and Mary Had A Little Lamb in the Once Upon A Dress series.

Other New dolls for Spring 2008 (not in the February / March list below) include: Ciarra - Hydrangea Fairy (a new series) - Kamara Lion Girl (very cute) - Aiko Toddler - Baby Cakes - Krackel & Hershey Miniatures - Buttons & Bows Mellow Yellow - Eskimo Kissy Tiny Tot - Butterfly Kissy Tiny Tot - Lil Slugger BAB Blossoms Tiny Tot - Lily 3's a Charm (finally!!) - Mommy's Girl Tiny Tot - Pinky & Blue Petite Amour Toddlers - Osmond's 50th Anniversary Keepsake - Arabella Catching Butterflies Fairy Tiny Tot - Lacey Tiny Tot - Baby Alexis Pretty In Pink Tiny Tot & Rosemary Tiny Tot. I'm leaving a few out unintentionally but will add them when I remember! (Lots of new information!)

The new dolls available to retailers in February will be: Valentine Keepsake - Peaceable Becoming Butterflies by Jo Ann Pohlman - Adora TuTu Cute Belle by Marie Osmond - Baby Rosebud Toddler by Beverly Stoehr - Mary Had A Little Lamb Once Upon A Dress by Karen Scott - You're Bugging Me Tinier Tot by Sonja Bryer - Buttons & Bows In The Pink by Jo Ann Pohlman - Luv Some Bunny by Karen Scott - Pansy Babies A Bloom Blossoms Tiny Tot - Tiger 3's A Charm (at last!!)

These dolls will be shown on QVC in February but are 4 week holds and will not ship to Count Your Beans and other retailers until March: Too Sweets Caramel by Eddy Mosqueda - Mint Truffle by Eddy Mosqueda - Chenille Material Girls Tiny Tot by Karen Scott - Daisyetta Fairy Tiny Tot by Karen Scott - French Kissy Tiny Tot by Marie Osmond - Olive May 50th Anniversary Toddler by Marie Osmond

As of 1/6/08, we have not yet received pictures for the February and April 2008 dolls. We have received descriptions of the February 2008 dolls and hope to have those up on our site in the next couple days. In the meantime, if you'd like to place pre-orders you are welcome to do so by emailing us at countyourbeans@aol.com.

Because we have received dozens of emails asking why the pictures have not yet been released to retailers for posting, we wanted to let you know that we totally empathize with you. This is a situation that is unfortunately beyond our control. Our understanding is that the reason for this delay of pictures is because the TV shopping channel that Marie sells on has requested this to be the case. (Presumably this is to maximize their sales and minimize pre-orders of competitors.) We don't agree with their strategy but unfortunately, there is not much we can do except to politely request that there be a change. As a retailer, it is extremely difficult to pre-sell and pre-order dolls without pictures because few people want to commit sight unseen unless it is for a tiny tot where one already knows what the toddler looks like. We truly appreciate all of your support and will do our best to continue servicing you.

On to the more positive!! Here is information from the call regarding other Charisma Breands lines.

Kewpie Dolls: There will be approximately 23 new Kewpies for Spring 2008. Some of the names we remember include: Going To The Chapel - Leilani - Angel Kisses - Pool Party - Dr. McKewpie !! - Statue of Liberty - Winner's Circle - Mint Julep and a collection of 12 Horoscope Kewpies, one for each sign of the Zodiac. There will also be some Kewpie Figurine launches as well ranging in price from $12.95 - $29.95. Kewpie dolls will still be $29.95 and up. We carry the entire Kewpie line and currently have all 2007 Kewpies on sale now!

Whispering Willow Fairies: This is a BRAND NEW Charisma Brands fantasy fairies and friends line launching for pre-order in Winter 2008 and scheduled to first start arriving in Spring 2008. Charisma Brands is VERY excited about this line that includes amazing collections of Fairy & Fantasy dolls by world-renowned one of a kind German fairy artist, Silke Janas-Schloesser. (Silke's personal website can be found here.)

Price points for the Whispering Willow Fairies line will range between around $29.95 - $149.95. Fairies will range in size from as small as 3" to over 23". Charisma has created a special website for you to view an online catalog of these dolls at www.whisperingwillowfairies.com. We will be carrying the entire line and will be adding a dedicated section to our website in January 2008. If you see anything you like please contact us for pre-order and pricing information.

Penny Brite: This line will be continued in 2008. Charisma will be adding complementary products to the Penny Brite doll. If interested, just let us know!

Candy Fashion: This line will be continued in 2008. Candy Fashion Groovy which was supposed to be out in Fall 2007 should be coming out in Winter or Spring 2008. We are currently accepting pre-orders.

Lulla-My-Baby & LIPSTIK: These lines are now retired. We are sold out of Lulla-My-Baby but do have some LIPSTIK dolls and outfits left. We also have Magic Attic outfits as well.

Artista Dolls: There was no mention of new 2008 Artista releases but we have been told (update 1/20) that there will be a couple dolls out later in the year. In the meantime, we are having a Wonderful Winter Sale on ALL Artista dolls by Donna RuBert, Kymberli Durden, Rachel Scott & Jane Pinkstaff. LOTS of great deals available!

We hope you enjoyed our beginning of the year update. We are very thankful and blessed to have the opportunity to work with each and every one of you. 2007 was a year of change for both Charisma and Count Your Beans and we appreciate you sticking with us. We look forward to a great 2008 and are here to service you!

On our alphabetical pages, we give an estimated time for new product to arrive at Count Your Beans. These estimates are provided to us by Charisma Brands and therefore are subject to change at any time.

We know how frustrating it can be to be excited about a doll and then find out it is delayed or comes in very early. Unfortunately, estimated times of arrival are just estimates and delays or allocation changes are generally beyond our control. For the most recent information on ETA updates, allocations or description changes, please read our regular news updates in our "Charisma Brands Tidbits" section above.

Depending on demand and allocation, we may receive multiple shipments for the same item so if something has recently arrived and sold out, we will also indicate approximately when the next shipment is expected to arrive if we have an official ETA from the manufacturer.

As we've received some very common questions many times in the past few months related to shipping/allocation, I thought I'd post the questions and answers here so that everyone could see:

Why is it that some retailers & some California retailers receive their dolls faster than others? Does Charisma have a Priority Ship program?

There are many reasons why one retailer may receive a doll faster than another. One reason is obviously geographic location. Since Charisma Brands is located in Southern California, retailers in Southern CA are likely to receive their dolls 1 - 2 business days after shipping whereas shops in Northern CA such as Count Your Beans may receive dolls 2 - 4 business days after shipping. Shops on the East Coast may have their dolls take up to 8 calendar days to arrive from the time of shipping.

As far as Count Your Beans shipments are concerned, we are across the street from a business district but we are zoned in a residential district. Although we're in a city of over 1 million, that tiny hop across the street sometimes means an extra day ship time. Therefore, shipments from Charisma usually arrive at Count Your Beans in 3 business days. As Saturday and Sunday don't count, dolls that are shipped from Charisma on a Thursday may arrive at a Southern California shop on a Friday but at a Northern California shop on a Tuesday or even Wednesday. In the big scope of things, a few days wait doesn't usually matter much to most customers but when one is excited about getting a new dolly, we understand everyone would like her as soon as possible! As such, once we get the dolls in, we do our best to turn them back around as soon as we can, usually within 2 business days after payment receipt.

Larger retailers such as Count Your Beans often do have a "Priority Ship" status with Charisma Brands. This means that we're one of the first shops to have our orders processed but as Charisma Brands has quite a few customers and not everyone can be first, we've noticed that "first shipment" tends to rotate among the shops. This helps even the playing field. The date that a retailer places an initial order will also have a big effect as well. For example if we ordered 25 Happy Dolly dolls on 2/9 to ship in August and then pre-sold all of those and ordered another 25 more on 6/15 for August delivery, our second 25 might not ship with the first grouping. Whether that second 25 arrives in Charisma's first or second allocation depends on how many dolls they have coming in, how many they've presold and how many are already allocated.

In layman's terms, allocation means to distribute according to a plan or to set apart and designate for a specific purpose.

In relation to Marie Osmond dolls, allocation comes into play during different occasions. For example, if there is a specific doll that is extremely popular but has a limited edition size (i.e. 750), in order to be fair to all retailers, each retailer will have the opportunity to order and receive an allocation of a minimum or maximum # of dolls. Sometimes that maximum number is pre-determined, such as is the case with Starry Starry Night which is coming out in October and is limited to 750 pieces and 11 retailers. (Retailers have been guaranteed a set # of dolls if they want them and any left over will be allocated toward those on a waiting list.)

More typically though, allocation takes place when dolls arrive at Charisma Brands in split shipments. For example, say 300 "Happy Dolly" dolls arrive at Charisma Brands in their first shipment and 800 are due three weeks later. All 1100 of their dolls are pre-sold. Who gets the first 300?

(Method A) Well, in order to be fair and give every retailer a chance to get some of this hot new doll, Charisma may just ship a few "Happy Dolly" dolls out in their first shipment to each shop based on a percentage allocation system. For example, they may ship 10% of each shop's order in the first allocation and 90% in the second allocation.

(Method B) Alternatively, they may choose to ship all the small orders first and the bigger orders second as this saves on shipping and is faster to pack.

Is this always the case? In our experience, no. (Method C) Sometimes the shipments are sent out strictly on a first ordered, first served basis. This means if Shop A ordered 200 "Happy Dolls" and they were the first to order, they might get all 200 before some shops ordering later get any.

Usually it seems that the New Release dolls and very limited edition dolls are sent out in a combination of Method A and Method B. Occasionally C is implemented but it's usually in combination with Method A and/or B.

Allocation is more strictly used on first runs of a new release doll and on dolls with smaller edition sizes. Dolls that have open editions can often be ordered for later runs without allocation issues. For dolls without restrictions, it's generally a first come, first served method.

To be honest, we've noticed over the years a number of different methods that Charisma Brands has used for allocation so our examples are not meant to serve as a guarantee of how they currently allocate or will allocate in the future. I know the above may seem a bit confusing and we do apologize. It is confusing! Luckily, most of this usually is not an issue for most customers as the turnaround and receipt for most new dolls is fairly quick.

As a general rule, please note that when a manufacturer such as Charisma Brands gives an ETA to retailers, it usually tentative and subject to change. Guarantees of ship dates to retailers are sometimes unrealistic due to unforseen circumstances so patience and understanding while waiting for shipments to arrive is always sincerely appreciated! The bottom line is we appreciate your business and want to get your dolls out to you as soon as possible and if they've arrived at Count Your Beans, we will post on our website and let you know as soon as we can, usually within 48 hours of receipt.

Please note when you see notes about a "split shipment" that means that we are receiving a partial supply of our initial order. When split shipments are received, we fill orders first by looking at the dates that each customer has ordered their doll and placed their initial deposit. After we find out how many actual dolls of each style we have physically gotten in, we will contact everyone on our pre-order list to let them know if their doll is in the first shipment or will be in the second shipment.

When dolls are received in split shipments, orders that have already been requested to be on layaway will automatically be allocated to the 2nd or later shipment unless you have indicated to us otherwise that you wanted to pay off your layaway early.

We want to service all of our customers in the best way possible. Information about ETAs will often change from week to week, even day by day. For one recent August release doll where there were allocation issues, there were 4 different ETA changes in the same week. The feedback we have received is that the most timely way to guarantee that everyone has access to current information is to post it on our website news page. For those that would like frequent email updates.We will soon be adding an opt-in newsletter to our website.

We are a family business dedicated to providing friendly customer service and treating each collector as a friend. It's just the two of us (Karen and John) and we do our best to answer all emails in a timely manner. We are happy to say that in most cases when we are in town, we are able to answer business emails within 1 - 2 business days of receipt (Monday - Friday, but we're often working on Saturday & Sunday too, so don't be surprised if you hear from us these days). Naturally, we want to get back to you as quickly as we can and try to answer letters in the order received in order to be fair to everyone.

That being said, if you have a Priority / Urgent / Emergency Issue, we want to help you! If you could please note "Priority" or "Urgent" issue in the subject header of your letter, this will make us aware to check your email and service you more quickly. If you need to reach Karen about an auction, email cntyrbeans@aol.com and if you need to reach John about a website order, email countyourbeans@aol.com.

First, we are so sorry to hear about this! We naturally don't want anyone to feel that they're not being respected or responded to. Let's make this right!

We know this is obvious, but please double-check that you wrote to the right email address, either countyourbeans@aol.com or cntyrbeans@aol.com. Our email addresses are easy to transpose or misspell and each week we receive quite a few forwarded emails that were originally sent to an invalid address.

Email address correct? Unfortunately, there are sometimes reasons beyond our control or knowledge which will cause an email to bounce to an AOL server. The good news is we know it isn't a personal thing because this happens to many AOL users. The bad news is that it feels personal, especially if you're the one not being personally responded to. If you have sent a general email and haven't heard from us within 2 business days or you need a quicker response, please forward a copy of your original email to BOTH cntyrbeans@aol.com and countyourbeans@aol.com with the subject header: Email Follow-Up. This will let us know there might be an email receipt issue. Sending a copy of the original email will allow us to try and trace your previous email if we don't show having received it and will allow us to let our service provider know if applicable that there is an issue.

If you have received a bounce back notice (Mailer Daemon Error) and your addressing was correct, chances are there is a temporary server error and if you try your email within a few hours, it will be corrected.

There is also another possibility. You may have written to us and we received your email but when we wrote back to you, you never received the response. With most ISPs aggressively fighting SPAM nowadays, email filters for many ISPs are often set on the highest security setting. Unknown emails will often be diverted or deleted. If you are having a problem hearing from us, please make sure to add our email addresses to your "address book" or approved email list to make sure our regular emails get through to your in-box. Please also check your spam / bulk / junk email folders to see if our responses were directed there. ISPs which we and other AOL users have often heard that emails are diverted to spam folders include: hotmail.com, msn.com, earthlink.net, cox.net, yahoo.com, business and .gov websites and many free providers.

Also, if you are paying for a website or auction order via PayPal and your PayPal address is NOT your current email address, please let us know where to write so we have a way to verify your payment receipt.

In closing, we want you to feel you're taken care of so if you don't hear from us, please give us the benefit of the doubt and try the methods above. We enjoy working with our customers and hope that you will never experience this problem but if you do, that you'll know it is definitely not personal and we'll try to correct it as soon as we're made aware of the issue.

We have created Alphabetical listings pages for all the Marie Osmond Dolls we currently offer. This includes current & retired in-stock product, out-of-stock product that can be reordered as well as product coming in future shipments. You may visit our Alphabetical Pages for Osmond Products:

A (32 listings) B (67 listings) C (33 listings) D - H (51 listings) I - L (29 listings) M - Q (45 listings) R - S (47 listings) T - Z (32 listings)

Thumbnail pictures on the alphabetical pages can be clicked to see a larger picture. We also have an Marie Osmond Artists page which lists dolls by Artist.

We are a family-owned "Mom & Dad" business and look forward to earning your short-term and long-term loyalty. We realize you have a choice when making your purchases and we appreciate you considering Count Your Beans as a primary or back-up source for Marie Osmond dolls and collectibles.

If you are ready to place your order or you have specific questions not answered here, please email John at countyourbeans@aol.com or call (360) 852-8368 or fax 208-248-5353. If you have a question about an auction order at eBay or another auction site, please email Karen at cntyrbeans@aol.com. We both do our best to respond within 1 business day, Monday through Friday. We often work very late and odd hours so if you try calling and we aren't available, please leave a message with the best time of day/evening to reach you and we will do our best to get back to you within 1 business day. During very busy times of the year, please allow up to 2 business days for a response. We do often work on weekends but our general business days are Monday through Friday.

For payment we accept mailed payments of money orders, cashiers checks and personal checks. Personal and business checks are subject to a 7 business day hold, however if we've done business successfully with you in the past, we may waive part of this hold or all of this hold at our discretion. We also accept electronic checks and credit card payment through PayPal. PayPal accepts Visa / Mastercard / American Express / Discover. Our email address for electronic payment is countyourbeans@aol.com or cntyrbeans@aol.com for PayPal. If you wish to phone in your credit card information instead, we have the ability to process your order this way as well. Please call (360) 852-8368 and ask for John or Karen or email us at countyourbeans@aol.com with your phone number and we will call you to process your phone order.

** If mailing a payment, please make your check or money order payable to "Count Your Beans" and mail to: Count Your Beans, Marie Osmond Website Order, P.O. Box 87043, Vancouver, WA 98687 USA. Please make sure before mailing payment that we are aware of your order so that we may set your items aside for you and take them out of inventory. If you have worked with us via email, you may wish to put attn: John or Karen Krejcha. We will send email with a UPS tracking # after your payment arrives and your package is ready to ship. Thank you for your business!

If an item is not in stock at the present time, we are happy to take a pre-order or special reservation for your doll. All we require is a $5 deposit per tiny tot or doll under $50 and a $10 deposit per doll over $50. Please note that deposits are transferrable to another item or refundable should you change your mind after placing an order, however if your order is between $15 and $99 and you cancel completely with no replacement website purchases, we do assess a $5 administrative fee. If it is above $100 and you cancel completely with no transferred website order, we do assess a $10 administrative fee. If it is over $200 and you cancel your layaway completely with no replacement website purchases, the administrative fee is $20. (We hate to have to do this but due to the number of people ordering many dolls and then cancelling, we believe this is a fair policy.)

We are happy to offer a flexible layaway program. At this time, we tailor our program to each individual. Generally speaking most layaways are for orders over $100 or greater and our maximum layaway is usually 90 days from date of a doll's arrival into our shop. If you have a smaller layaway or an significantly larger layaway or have special circumstances, please inquire for details. Please note that layaway payments are transferrable to another item or refundable should you change your mind after placing an order, however if your order is between $15 and $99 and you cancel completely with no replacement website purchases, we do assess a $5 administrative fee. If it is between $100 and $200 and you cancel your layaway completely with no website order, we do assess a $10 administrative fee. If it is over $200 and you cancel your layaway completely with no replacement website purchases, the administrative fee is $20. (We hate to have to do this but due to the number of people ordering many dolls and then cancelling, we believe this is a fair policy.)

Damaged Merchandise: We do our best to package your items carefully, however if breakage or damage occurs, we do insure your package. Please note that if merchandise arrives damaged in transit, an insurance claim must be filed in order to receive a replacement or refund and all original packaging material must be kept in order to make sure the claim is valid. If shipment was made through UPS (most domestic shipments), we will file the claim on your behalf upon notification from you but if shipment was made through USPS, the post office will most likely require you to file the claim at your local post office. If your order was shipped via UPS, the United Parcel Service requests that you hold your merchandise and packaging material up to 10 business days after the filing of the claim as they may need to come out and visually inspect the damage or pick up the merchandise and original packaging.

Please do NOT return merchandise damaged in transit to Count Your Beans or it will invalidate your insurance claim with the carrier and we will not be able to reimburse you for the damage. All damage claims must be reported to countyourbeans@aol.com within 3 business days of receiving the merchandise.

Defective Merchandise: Please note that if merchandise or a merchandise accessory arrives with a manufacturer defect and the damage did not occur in transit, we will work with you to replace your defective item, issue a credit or refund your purchase price including shipping. We must know about the problem within 3 business days of receiving the merchandise. Please email countyourbeans@aol.com.

Merchandise you have changed your mind about: We hope that you are pleased with your purchase but should you receive your item and decide it's not for you, we will accept a return if you notify us at countyourbeans@aol.com within 7 days of receiving your item. Please explain why you are unhappy and ask for an RMA number that you can write on the outside of your shipping box. Please note that if you return an item to Count Your Beans without an RMA number or approval, this will delay and potentially invalidate your refund / return.

If your item is still in the box in mint shape, never removed, we will issue a cash refund or store credit minus actual shipping costs if we paid to ship your order to you. You are responsible for return insured shipping to us. If your item has been removed from the box but is still mint, we will issue store credit for the amount of the purchase minus actual shipping costs if we paid to ship your order to you. If your item is no longer in mint condition or you have had your item for longer than 7 days, we unfortunately cannot accept a return. Order returns over $100 where another item of equal value is not purchased within 7 days of the return will also be assessed a 15% restocking fee. (As we do our best to keep our overhead low so that we can offer you great pricing and a wide variety of products, we hope you'll understand.)

We offer FREE UPS Ground/Insured Shipping/Handling in the continental USA on all website orders of $75 or greater. In order to qualify for Free S/H, your order must be $75 or greater and $75 or more worth of merchandise must ship at one time. You may combine Marie Osmond Doll orders with other purchases from our website in order to meet the $75 threshold. If you wish to ship UPS 2 or 3 day Select, USPS Priority/Insured or Rush Delivery or you live outside the continental USA, we will pay a partial shipping credit equivalent to what it would cost to send UPS from WA state. Please inquire for rates.

If your order is less than $75 and you alive within the continental USA, your shipping rate will be $9.00 for orders up to $44.99, $11.00 for orders from $45.00 - $59.99 and $14 for orders from $60 - $74.99. Orders under 2 lbs are usually shipped via USPS and orders over 2 lbs are shipped via UPS delivery.

Please note that the shopping cart system calculates S/H based on UPS Grd/Ins S/H in continental USA. If you will be shipping via the United States Postal Service either inside or outside of the USA or will be using expedited shipping methods, shipping rates will be different and we will send an invoice for the difference.

Generally orders are shipped Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays except during certain times of the year when we may be out of town or closed for a holiday. During the busy holiday season, we will often add additional shipping days to help expedite orders. If your order is in stock, we do our best to ship all orders the first business shipping day after payment clearance, however during especially busy times, please allow up to 3 business days for shipment. If your order is a rush delivery, please let us know at the time of payment so that we may do our best to accommodate you.

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